hunting horn
Object NameHunting Horn
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1750-1775
Place Madeprobably England; possibly United States
TechniquePatterned in an 18-rib dip mold
SizeOverall H: 20.5 cm
Accession Number50.4.31
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionHunting Horn. Probably lead glass; deep purple-blue; patterned in an eighteen-rib dip mold and ribbing swirled as gather was fashioned by manipulation into form of hunting horn, narrow folded rim on horn, plain flaring rim at mouth-piece.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1933-1950-07-31
Purchased 1933 from a dealer who obtained it in a private home in the general locality of Manheim and with a tradition of being Stiegel glass.
Purchased 1933 from a dealer who obtained it in a private home in the general locality of Manheim and with a tradition of being Stiegel glass.
1830
about 1600-1650
299-1 BCE