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firing glass

Object NameFiring Glass

Date1800-1899

Techniqueblown, tooled, engraved

SizeOverall H: 12 cm; Foot Diam: 7.2 cm; Rim Diam: 17.1 cm

Accession Number95.3.48

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

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Place Made

possibly Germany

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, tooled, engraved. Flaring glass or "Schnapsglas" of wide, conical shape with applied, tooled stem enclosing seven evenly spaced air bubbles; the heavy solid foot consists of three steps. One side of the bowl is engraved with the monogram "GFG," which is mirrored and framed by a pair of crossed floral sprays, surmounted by a crown. The back is decorated with a cluster of grapes and a symmetrical arrangement of grape leaves and tendrils. Pontil mark under foot.
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