handle
Object NameHandle
Made FromGlass
Date1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire
Techniqueblown, applied, tooled
SizeHandle H: 4.6 cm, W: 2 cm
Accession Number95.1.23
Credit LineGift of Carl Berkowitz and Derek Content
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent blue glass with dark cords; blown, handle applied. Handle, with small part of wall. Wall straight, apparently vertical; handle made by attaching trail to lower part of wall, pulling it up to rim and tooling it flat, then drawing it horizontally outward, folding it downward and inward, and pinching it to make flat, thumb-rest; then drawing trail downward, first away from wall, then toward it, and finally away again before folding it inward and upward and attaching it to wall; excess glass drawn up on outside of handle; folded glass then pinched to make flat, downward-pointing finger-rest.Provenance
Source
Derek Content
- 1976-01-01
Source
Carl Sandler Berkowitz
- 1976-01-01
Former Collection
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
