wine glass

Object NameWineglass

Maker Cristalerias Rigolleau

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1950

TechniqueBlown, Cut, Engraved, Gilded

SizeOverall H: 18.7 cm; Rim Diam: 9.6 cm

Accession Number79.5.8

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

Argentina, Buenos Aires

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilded; conical, straight-sided bowl, with gilded rim, cut oval frames on the sides enclosing engraved baskets of flowers and foliage, within engraved and gilded foliate wreaths, the frames separated by engraved stylized foliage; cut facets at the base of the bowl; panel-cut, tapered, straight stem, the edges of the panels notched; disk foot with engraved and gilded foliate wreath on the underside; no pontil mark; oval silver metalic paper sticker on the foot, printed in yellow, inscribed "Cristalerias / Rigolleau S. A. [script letters] / ARTISTICA [in block letters on ribband] / INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA [ block letters]," with a handled jug in the center.
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