cup

Object NameCup with Wooden Stand

Made FromGlass

Date1900-1925

TechniquePressed, cold-worked

SizeOverall H: 4.9 cm, W: 10.5 cm, Diam: 6.2 cm

Accession Number79.6.49

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

仿白玉玻璃双耳杯

Place Made

China

Physical DescriptionCup with Wooden Stand. Translucent white glass in imitation of jade; pressed, cold-worked. Circular bowl, with rounded, panel-molded sides, each panel bearing three relief- molded Chinese characters “寿 Shou (longevity)” in two different ways of writing; two flat ear-shaped handles, in the shapes of stylized dragons, the sides cold-worked flat; cylindrical foot rim. Cup sits on a wooden stand. Copying the form from jade cup.
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