miniature
Object NameMiniature Pitcher
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 500-699
TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied
SizeRim H: 7.6 cm, Diam: 1.7 cm; Overall W: 6 cm
Accession Number2007.1.30
Credit LineGift of the Wunsch Foundation, Inc.
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent pale green, with deep bluish green applications. Blown and tooled; applied. Miniature pitcher with bipartite body. Rim plain, with flat top; neck short, narrow, and wider at top than at bottom; body consists of two pear-shaped containers separated by vertical diaphragm that extends from short distance below neck to bottom of wall; base consists of thin oval pad of bluish green glass; pontil mark annular (D. 0.9 cm); bluish green handle with D-shaped cross section dropped onto upper wall, drawn up, out, and in, and attached to top of neck. Decoration consists of single bluish green blob applied to each part of body at vessel’s greatest width; blobs are roughly circular (D. 1.7 cm and 1 cm) and have been flattened to form disk.Provenance
Source
Wunsch Foundation Inc.
- 2007-12-21
