ewer
Object NameEwer
Made FromMilkglass
Datepossibly 1700-1799
Place Madeprobably Italy
Techniquefree-blown, applied and tooled decoration
SizeH: 12.3 cm; D (handle-spout): 10.5 cm, (foot): 2.5 cm
Accession Number56.3.34
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTranslucent milkglass; slight pitting; free-blown, with applied and tooled decoration. Pear-shaped body with applied crimped uneven ring foot, rough pontil mark at bottom, wide flaring rim; fluted curved spout applied to body, crimped collar around neck, elaborate fluted handle in form of a loop with a large shell-motif at bottom and with an applied pinched comb, joining upper body and neck at collar.Provenance
Source
Abelardo Linares
