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Object NameFragment
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1300-1399
Place MadeNear East; probably Syria
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 7.8 cm, W: 4.5 cm
Accession Number73.1.34-1
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Betty Gruene Speir
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionFragment. Colorless glass with yellowish tinge, bubbly, some iridescent patches; probably blown, enameled, gilded. Fragment of rim of beaker preserves part of flared area and cylindrical body; large arabesque pattern outlined first in thin opaque red enamel lines and then filled with thick "relief" lines of opaque red, white, and blue enamel with gilt over that.
Provenance
Source Betty Gruene Speir - 1973
Former Collection George S. McKearin (b. 1874)

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