cruet
Object NameCruet and Stopper
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1650
Place Madepossibly Italy
Techniqueblown, pattern-molded, applied silver filigree
SizeH: 17.3 cm; (a) D: 8.5 cm, W(incl. handle): 8.5 cm
Accession Number86.3.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, pattern-molded, applied silver filigree. (a) Baluster shape with vertical ribbing; flared rim; gently swelling neck above a globular body; applied arching spout; applied loop handle, curled at the lower terminal; applied, flared foot; rough pontil mark; elaborate silver filigree in patterns of stylized flowers and foliage on the handle, spout, around the neck, at the base of the body, and on the foot; applied zigzag band around the foot rim. (b) Solid, globular finial above a flat disk; cylindrical shank, broken clearly at the tip; covered in silver filigree, in a style related to that on the body; attached with a chain to the filigree on the handle of (a).Provenance
Source
J. W. M. Bjorneby
- 1986-03-04
