cosmetic tube

Object NameDouble cosmetic tube

Made FromGlass

Date300-499

Place MadeEastern Mediterranean

TechniqueBody blown, tooled; handle applied

SizeOverall H: 19.2 cm, W (max, across handle): 8.1 cm

Accession Number52.1.59

Curatorial Area(s)

Ancient

Exhibitions

Roman Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass

Not On View

Physical DescriptionDouble cosmetic tube. Transparent bluish-green glass with small bubbles; body blown, tooled; handle applied. Two parallel tubes made by pinching one tube vertically at center; rim folded inward; sides taper towards bottom; narrow flattish base; multiple handle made from trails applied one above the other: first, two small handles were attached to the rim and side of the two tubes; then an M- shaped trail was attached to one handle, the rim at the junction of the two tubes and the other handle; a second M-shaped trail was applied to the top of this, and a third trail to the top of the second.
Provenance

Source Stack's Galleries - 1952-04-29

Former Collection Clara Sobernheim (German, 1888-1963) - 1933-1952

Former Collection Moritz Sebastian Sobernheim (German, 1872-1933)
Berlin, Germany, before 1933

Former Collection Sobernheim