wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1700-1720
Place MadeSilesia
Techniqueblown, engraved
SizeH: 16.6 cm; D (rim): 8.3 cm, (foot): 9.6 cm
Accession Number79.3.999
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Conical bowl with engraved decoration: a circular panel enclosing a crowned coat of arms on one side, another panel on the reverse with a depiction of a putto holding an arrow in one hand, a candlestick in the other, walking toward a house; both with dotted frames; band of grapes and grape leaves at the rim and bottom; the spaces between the panels filled with interlaced scrolls, flowers and foliage; stem composed of an angular disk, above a rounded disk, a small ball knop, an angular disk, a straight section, and a basal ball knop; folded conical foot with engraved wreath of flowers and foliage on top; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979
