tankard

Object NameIce-Glass Tankard

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1625-1675

Place MadeLow Countries

TechniqueBlown, applied

SizeOverall H: 15.7 cm, W: 14.4 cm, Diam: 11.2 cm

Accession Number79.3.439

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Ice glass is created by plunging a parison of hot glass into cold water and withdrawing it quickly. The thermal shock creates fissures in the surface, and these impart a frosted appearance after the parison has been reheated to allow the forming process to continue.

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, "ice-glass" technique. Cylindrical shape neck, bulbous base, with crackled "ice-glass" surface all over; trailed thread below rim; applied ribbed handle with thumb rest; trailed foot ring; short kick with rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979