water glass

Object NamePeter Cherry Water Glass

Made FromGlass

Date1800-1825

Place Madepossibly England; possibly Ireland

Techniqueblown, tooled, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 14 cm, Diam: 9.5 cm

Accession Number2009.2.9 G

Credit LineGift of Peter W. and Virginia B. Cherry

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, tooled, cut, engraved. Goblet with conical shaped bowl, atop a short panel-cut stem on a circular foot with a star cut in the underside. Engraved diamond-pattern border around the top decorated on both sides with a circular cartouche, one side has the Cherry family crest, a lion standing upright holding a ring, and the other has the engraved initials "P C." The lower body of the bowl is panel cut.
Provenance

Source Peter W. Cherry - 2009-09-11

Former Collection Peter Lacy Cherry (d. 1908) - 1908