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Object NameJug

Made FromNon-Lead Glass

Date1675-1725

Place MadeItaly, Venice

TechniqueBlown, diamond-point engraved, applied, tooled

SizeOverall H: 9.5 cm; Rim W: 7.6 cm, D: 7.8 cm; Foot Diam: 4.5 cm

Accession Number50.3.8

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Three Great Centuries of Venetian Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionJug. Deep yellow-green, yellow, and colorless non-lead glass; blown, diamond-point engraved, applied, tooled. Bulbous body of yellow-green glass with rounded shoulder; narrow neck flaring widely to applied yellow threadlike rim; long, pinched lip; applied scroll handle of colorless glass with finely crimped comb; applied foot-ring of colorless glass; pontil mark on base. Upper body and neck decorated with diamond-point engraving of scrolled leaf sprays and dots.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
Purchased in London, England.