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cup

Object NameCup
Made FromGlass
Date75-99
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniqueblown, tooled
SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm; Rim Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number86.1.14
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light green; blown, tooled, rim finished at glory hole. Cup with cut-out ridge. Vertical rim with slightly everted lip, rounded by reheating; rim curves inward at bottom, making ledge on inside; wall descends in steep S-shaped curve; disk base formed by tooling, with slight concavity at center; no pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Estate of Martha J. Herpst - 1986-07-31
vessel
50-99
percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1952-1979
earspool
206 BCE-220 CE
percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1938-1947
percolator
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "B" Factory
1952-1979