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tumbler

Object NameTumbler
Made FromGlass, enamel
Date1772-1774
Place Madepossibly Germany
TechniqueFree blown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 9.5 cm; Rim Diam: 7.6 cm; Base Diam: 5.5 cm
Accession Number55.4.67
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Side Winter Antiques Show
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTumbler. Clear glass; free blown and enameled; body with straight spreading sides and rough pontil mark at base; on the obverse a bird in blue and white perched on a heart-shaped brick red and green plant flanked by two multicolored flower and leaf sprays, on the reverse in white: "We two will be true", below rim a white wavy line, a brick red and a yellow line.
Provenance
Source McKearin Antiques - 1955-11-12
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