beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1770-1800
Place MadeGermany; United States
Techniqueblown, enameled
SizeH: 11.9 cm, D: 9.8 cm
Accession Number79.3.1080
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Tapered, straight sides, with enameled decoration in a band on the sides, two blue and white lovebirds perched on a stylized plant which springs from a red heart; two stylized plants at either side; inscribed in white on the reverse "We two will/be true" with two looped white lines below; red and yellow lines and a wavy white line border the upper rim; flat base with rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
