beaker

Object NameBeaker

Maker Rheinische Glashütten-Actien-Gesellschaft (1872-1937)

Made FromGlass, metal

Dateprobably 1879-1899

Place MadeItaly

Techniqueblown, ground

SizeOverall H: 10.2 cm, Diam (rim): 6.4 cm, (body max) 7.6 cm, (base) 3.5 cm

Accession Number59.3.37

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent light purple glass; unidentified silver-colored metal. Glass inflated in metal beaker; rim of glass ground. Metal beaker: egg-shaped, with very short concave rim and base with hollow foot-ring. Rim has one row of 12 horizontal oval perforations; wall has seven rows of vertical oval perforations, each row having 12 ovals; at center of base, one circular perforation. Glass beaker bulges through perforations; rim ground flush with metal rim.
Provenance

Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982)