wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-Lead Glass
Date1700-1799
Place MadeGermany
TechniqueFree-blown, cut
SizeOverall H: 17.8 cm; Rim Diam (max): about 7.8 cm; Foot Diam (max): 9 cm
Accession Number50.3.78
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Side Winter Antiques Show
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionWineglass. Colorless non-lead glass; free-blown, gold design between colorless layers, and cut. Deep round-funnel bowl, sides cut in narrow panels; composite stem including faceted ring or annular knop, faceted and paneled inverted baluster and small reel knop; applied flat circular foot with circlet of alternate large oval flutes and paired pointed flutes on bottom; on bowl, in gold between colorless glass layers, Watteau-like bowling scene with narrow leaf border below plain gold band at top and wide flower and foliated leaf band below.Provenance
Source
George D. Macbeth
(1892-1968) - 1950-10-01
