wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1740-1760
Place MadeSilesia
Techniqueblown, blown-molded, cut, engraved
SizeH: 16.1 cm; D (rim): 7.5 cm, (foot): 7.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.1005
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, blown-molded, cut, engraved. Tapered, straight-sided bowl, waisted at the bottom, panel-cut on the upper two-thirds, with engraved figures of two dwarfs, one with upraised left arm, holding a staff in the right, the other dancing; with stylized foliage growing in three patches; the lower part of the bowl patterned with wide vertical ribbing, with cut lenses arranged vertically; stem with double merese above a faceted inverted baluster and basal merese; disc foot with cut foliate wreath on top, polished ovals on the underside.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979
