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bowl

Object NameBowl

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1830-1839

Place MadeUnited States, PA, Pittsburgh

TechniquePressed

SizeOverall H: 3.5 cm; Rim Diam: 18 cm; Base Diam: 8.75 cm

Accession Number50.4.210

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionBowl. Non-lead glass, bubbly, pale puce color; pressed; circular form, sides rounding in double-ogee curve from narrow table-ring to serrated rim with wide round scallop alternating with three pointed, the center point larger than others; smooth inner, patterned outer surface; lightly stippled background; on sides, long vertical linear crossed-scrolls (upper ends larger than lower) and, in middle spaces between scrolls, small trefoil ornaments; center bottom, large lyre within wreath of leaf sprays rising from foliated feathery scrolls.
Provenance

Source George S. McKearin (b. 1874) - 1950-07-31