Bysantine

Object NameFooted Mixing Mug

Made FromNon-Lead Glass

Date1700-1799

Place MadeSpain

TechniqueFree-blown, cut

SizeOverall H: 18 cm; Rim Diam (max): about 8 cm; Foot Diam (max):about 9.5 cm

Accession Number50.3.28

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionFooted Mixing Mug. Colorless non-lead glass; free-blown and cut. "Bysantine" shape: ovoid body, wide at top and slightly contracted below wide vertical rim, narrow at base with applied short-stemmed high sloping foot with small rough pontil mark; applied hollow handle with short crimped and turned-back end; cut decoration of lunar slices and ovals forming an open-back bracelet of three stylized daisy-like flower medallions separated by vertical "flower and leaf" spray, "flower" motif at ends, wide-spaced ovals at top and bottom and around rim.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1950-08-10