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Object NameSugar Bowl with Cover
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1750-1800
Place MadeCentral Europe
SizeOverall H: 11 cm, Diam (max): 9.4 cm
Accession Number75.3.98 B
Credit LineGift of John B. Strater, Charles Helme Strater, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret S. Robinson in memory of Charles Helme and Alice B. Strater
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque powder blue and opalescent white non-lead glasses; blown, trailed. (a) Cylindrical sides; rounded base; trailed white rim; trailed foot ring with trailed white rim; rough pontil mark; inscribed on the bottom in black painted (?) script "4. Hisk" (?) and another number; slight remnants of a paper label. (b) Domed shape with folded rim and tapered brim; trailed white glass band around a drawn blue ball finial, with broken pontil mark on top; paper label inside, with printed blue border and serrated edge, inscribed in black ink script "H.1+" (?), and remains of a black painted (?) inscription (?).
Provenance
Source John B. Strater