miniature
Object NameMiniature Column
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1300-1499
Techniquemold-cast
SizeOverall H: 13.3 cm, W: 2.8 cm, Th: 1.8 cm
Accession Number93.1.4
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionAlmost opaque deep blue glass; cast in open mold. Miniature column, with capital and base; outer surfaces molded in relief, backside flat. Capital has truncated conical block, with height approximately two-thirds of width, above three rounded moldings (narrow above and below, broader between them); column plain, with semi-circular cross-section; base closely resembles capital, but is inverted. Backside has indentations made when glass was pressed into mold with tool.Provenance
Source
Sheppard and Cooper, Ltd.
- 1993-06-24
