teapot

Object NameTeapot

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1750-1800

Place MadeCentral Europe

Techniqueblown, speckled, feathered

SizeOverall H: 9.6 cm, Diam: 9.9 cm

Accession Number75.3.94

Credit LineGift of John B. Strater, Charles Helme Strater, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret S. Robinson in memory of Charles Helme and Alice B. Strater

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

A Cup of Kindness

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpalescent white, purple, blue non-lead glasses; blown, speckled, feathered. Globular body; short neck; the sides speckled with purple and some blue, dragged horizontally to form a roughly spiral band, and then feathered up and down; applied S-shaped spout; applied speckled purple loop handle, curled at the lower terminal; trailed white foot ring; rough pontil mark (with traces of blue speckling).
Provenance

Source Margaret S. Robinson

Source John B. Strater

Source Charles Helme Strater Jr.