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Object NameFragment of Cup
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 900-1099
SizeOverall H: 4.5 cm, Rim Diam (estimate): 5.5 cm
Accession Number68.1.59-15
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent light bluish green glass; blown, linear-cut. Rim plain, with rounded lip; wall (Th. 0.1-0.3 cm) vertical, curving in at bottom; base perhaps concave. Decorated with horizontal band (H. 3.1 cm) bordered at top and bottom by horizontal groove. Band contains two rows of contiguous arcs; one row descends from upper border and other row projects upward from lower border. In each space between upper and lower rows, group of three transverse cuts.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1968
ewer
1800-1899
ewer
75-125
pitcher
probably 1100-1399
Farewell to Franklin Street
Robert Sowers
1970-1979
ornament
Corning Glass Works, Corning
1950-1959
bottle
200-399