bowl
Object NameLow Bowl
Made FromGlass
Date1662-1722
Place MadeChina
Techniqueblown, engraved, fused, ground
SizeOverall H: 5.8 cm; Rim Diam: 23.6 cm
Accession Number58.6.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent colorless glass (now grayish); blown. Shallow body; wall curving in to very slightly concave base; engraved design on exterior of two groups of two hydras, en face, flanking a longevity motif, the two groups separated by two floral-and-tendril motifs; slight kick in base; foot formed of solid coil of glass with roughly fused ends; rough ground pontil area.Provenance
Source
Parke-Bernet Galleries, NYC
- 1958-10-28
Former Collection
Clarence H. McKay
