mug
Object NameMug
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly 1700-1799
Place Madepossibly Central Europe; possibly Western Europe
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)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
McKearin Antiques
