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mug

Object NameMug
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1790
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueDip-molded, blown
SizeOverall H: 11.5 cm; Rim Diam: 5.8 cm; Foot Diam: 3.25 cm
Accession Number50.2.54
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; dip-molded and blown. Slender cylindrical bowl with slightly spreading rim and rounding at bottom, applied short-stemmed circular foot, rough pontil mark; incised lines around rim, rounding part of body with so-called gadroons molded upon a cup-like casing; hollow finely-ribbed (pattern-molded) loop handle with turned-back end.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
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