goblet

Object NameGoblet

Maker John Burton (American, b. United Kingdom 1894-1985)

Made FromBorosilicate tubing, oxides

Dateabout 1981

Place MadeUnited States

Techniqueflameworked, hot applications, tooled

SizeH: 12.8 cm; D (rim): 5.7 cm, (foot): 4.2 cm

Accession Number85.4.64

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elsie Burton

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with applied transparent aqua; flame- worked, hot applications, tooled. Conical bowl with hollow waisted stem and trailed foot; colorless goblet with slightly defined tooled lip tapers into a deep bowl decorated with four horizontal rows of applied colorless spots, top and bottom rows slightly raised; base of bowl is slightly necked then continues to hollow waisted stem decorated with two raised trails of transparent aqua pincered together at regular intervals; stem also has an irregular overlaid wide wrap of colorless; foot is formed by slightly flattened coiled trails crimped at regular intervals.
Provenance

Source Elsie Burton