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Object NameJug

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1501-1699

Place MadeItaly

TechniqueMold-blown, tooled, applied

SizeOverall H: 9.3 cm, Diam (max): 7.4 cm; Rim W: 7.3 cm, D: 6.8 cm; Base Diam (max): 4.5 cm

Accession Number50.3.61

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Three Great Centuries of Venetian Glass

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionJug. Body of opaque white glass, squat, globular, with mold-blown pattern of 15 vertical ribs; cylindrical neck with flaring rim and small, pinched spout; applied white foot-ring; pontil mark on base. Small crimped and looped handle attached at neck and shoulder of body. White glass of body decorated with flecks and swirls of opaque blue, red, and aventurine glass.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1950-11-22