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wine cup
wine cup

wine cup

Object NameSake Cup
Maker Toshichi Iwata (Japanese, 1893-1980)
Made FromSoda Glass, Gold Leaf
Dateabout 1972
Place MadeJapan, Tokyo
Techniqueoverlaid
SizeOverall H: 7.3 cm; Rim Diam: 5 cm; Base Diam: 3.4 cm
Accession Number73.6.13 A
Credit LineGift of Dorothy Blair
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless soda glass; blown. Overlaid with close speckles of gold leaf and upward swirling stripes of opaque light blue and narrower stripes of opaque dark blue, black and brownish red glasses. Very slight thickening of the rim; wall narrows to a waist, flaring slightly to a rounding-in flat base.
Provenance
Source Dorothy Blair - 1973-04-23