wine glass

Object NameWineglass with Beadwork

Made FromNon-lead glass, Foil

Dateabout 1820-1840

TechniqueBlown, cut, knitted

SizeH: 13.6 cm, D (rim): 6.1 cm

Accession Number80.3.22 A

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead

Roses in Glass

Place Made

possibly France; possibly Bohemia

Physical DescriptionWineglass with Beadwork. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, woven beaded covering. (A) Tall, bell-shaped bowl; short, straight stem; circular foot; two-thirds of bowl, stem and foot are covered with closely-woven beadwork, with a band of colored flowers at the top and around the foot; the rest, a colorless ground with scattered "florettes" of blue and gold beads; strips of silver-colored metal foil inserted between the bowl and the woven backing for the beadwork. (B) Tall, bell-shaped bowl; short, straight stem; circular foot with ground pontil mark; two-thirds of the bowl, stem and the foot are covered with closely-woven beadwork, with a band of colored flowers at the top and at the foot rim; the rest an opalescent white ground with pairs of faceted gold beads and blue beads spaced across the surface; strips of silver-colored metal foil inserted between the bowl and the fabric backing for the beads.
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