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beaker
beaker

beaker

Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass, Enamel
Date1200-1299
Place Madepossibly Spain
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm; Rim Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number65.1.46
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Cup of Kindness
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless, with yellowish green tinge; blown; enameled. Beaker: cylindrical, with flared rim. Rim, rounded by reheating, flares from long cylindrical body; applied trail on bottom; kicked base with pontil mark. Reddish brown enamel forms central register with two circular roundels filled with birds highlighted with thick white, yellow, and yellowish green enamel. Four triangular elements, two above and two below, separate roundels.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1966-11
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