mug

Object NameMug

Made FromGlass

Datepossibly 1700-1799

TechniqueFree-blown, applied thread decoration

SizeH: 7.7 cm; D (rim): 4.8 cm, (max. body): 6 cm

Accession Number60.3.21

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

possibly Central Europe; possibly Western Europe

Physical DescriptionTranslucent predominantly green and blue marbleized glass (Schmelz glas) with large and small bubbles; free-blown, with applied thread decoration. Barrel-shaped body with rough pontil mark; the glass is mainly light green, including blue, opaque white and some brown threads which have been incorporated into the glass to form a marble effect; a spiral thread of white glass has been wound around the upper part of the body, vanishing at the rim, another one has been applied to the lower body.
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