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beaker

Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1900
Place MadeFrance
Techniquemold-blown, acid-etched
SizeOverall H: 10.1 cm, Diam: 6.7 cm
Accession Number87.3.11
Credit LineGift of Sibyll Kummer-Rothenhausler
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, acid-etched. Tapered, straight-sided cylindrical shape; acid-etched scene on the side of a glass factory with seven men blowing and working on glass; a placard above inscribed "ATELIER DE VERRIERS"; formal urns at either side of the scene with floral sprays; inscribed on a ribband below the scene "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE 1900"; etched on the opposite side "LOUIS"; flat bottom.
Provenance
Source Sibyll Kummer-Rothenhäusler
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