cordial glass

Object NamePeter Cherry Cordial

Made FromGlass

Date1800-1825

Place Madepossibly England; possibly Ireland

Techniqueblown, tooled, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 9.4 cm, Diam: 5.1 cm

Accession Number2009.2.9 Q

Credit LineGift of Peter W. and Virginia B. Cherry

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, tooled, cut, engraved. Conical shaped bowl atop a short panel-cut stem on a circular foot with star cut into the underside. Bowl engraved with a diamond-pattern border around the top and decorated on both sides with a circular cartouche; one side has the Cherry family crest, a lion standing upright holding a ring, and the other has the engraved initials "P C." The lower bowl is panel cut.
Provenance

Source Peter W. Cherry - 2009-09-11

Former Collection Peter Lacy Cherry (d. 1908) - 1908