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Object NameMarble
Made FromNon-lead glass, sulphide
Date1850-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Size(A) 5 cm, (B) 3.8 cm, (C) 3.8 cm
Accession Number83.3.255 C
Credit LineGift of Marble Collectors Society of America
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; lampwork, molded sulphide. Spherical, (A) enclosing a molded white sulphide of a crudely detailed cow standing on an oval base; one end ground. (B) Colorless (greenish-grey); enclosing a molded white sulphide of an own, standing on a circular base. (C) Colorless (pinkish); enclosing a molded white sulphide of a lion standing on an oval base; one end ground.
Provenance
Source Marble Collectors Society of America