trick glass
Object NameWater Hammer Trick Glass
Made FromGlass, Paper Label
Dateabout 1830
Place MadeFrance
TechniqueFlameworked, blown, inflated, sealed
SizeOverall L:39.2 cm, Diam (max): 4.3 cm
Accession Number2008.3.4
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionWater Hammer Trick glass. Closed tube of clear glass, rounded at one end, and inflated on other end into two balloons with pointed, flamework-sealed tip. Tube filled with water with tiny white flakes, and vacuum. White, chalky residue inside the glass.Provenance
Source
Librairie Alain Brieux
- 2008-01-22
1675-1725
Corning Inc.
