taperstick
Object NameTaperstick
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1760
Place MadeEngland
TechniqueBlown
SizeOverall H: 17.75 cm; Foot Diam: 9.1 cm
Accession Number50.2.19 B
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown. Long slender cylindrical socket with heavy folded rim and two rings at bottom, composite shaft -- button-knop, long tight opaque white spiral, ringed-knop, and ball-knop with tears -- wide, domed and terraced foot, rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Steuben Glass, Inc.
(American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01
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