fragment
Object NameEnameled Fragment
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1-99
Place MadeRoman Empire; Near East; Italy
Techniquefree blown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 5.1 cm, Rim Diam (estimate): 9 cm
Accession Number59.1.83
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Glass from the Ancient World
Antikes Glas aus der Sammlung Ray Winfield Smith: Kurpfalzischen Museum Heidelberg
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent green bubbly glass, surface partly covered with pitted iridescence; free blown and enameled; rim fragment of a cup (probably similar to the cup from Locarno, Simonett, Tessiner Graeberfelder, 1941, plate 8); on the outside foliage predominately in yellow, light blue, light green, white enamel (slightly discolored); with one blossom partly in white, yellow branches and green leaves (very similar to the cup from Locarno).Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982) - 1959-07-27
Corning Glass Works, Main Plant, "A" Factory
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