pitcher
Object NamePitcher
Made FromGlass
Date1-50
Place MadeRoman Empire; probably Syria; possibly Palestine
TechniqueMold-blown, 4-part mold; rim reworked, applied
SizeOverall Diam (max): 10.3 cm; Rim H: 19.3 cm
Accession Number65.1.2
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
Ennion and His Legacy: Mold-Blown Glass From Ancient Rome
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light green glass; mold-blown, four-piece mold; rim reworked; handle applied. Ovoid body, curves inward towards bottom; rim everted, folded upward and inward, then pinched into pronounced trefoil; neck slightly constricted below rim, then cylindrical; shoulder rounded; base concave with small central depression; handle applied below rim and on shoulder, folded at top to form sloping thumb-stop. Mold-blown decoration: at base of neck, bottoms of faint vertical flutes with rounded ends; on body, three friezes: (a) below two horizontal ribs, running sprays of alternate upright and inverted palmettes; (b) below horizontal rib, lattice pattern of conjoined lozenges; (c) below horizontal rib and extending to bottom, vertical flutes rounded at top.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1966-01-04
