sweetmeat glass

Object NameSweetmeat Glass

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1750

Place MadeIreland, probably Dublin

Techniquepattern-molded, blown, cut

SizeOverall H: 20.25 cm; Rim Diam: 10 cm; Foot Diam: 10.5 cm

Accession Number50.2.14

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glassmaking: America's First Industry

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass with gray tinge; pattern-molded, blown, and cut; scallop-rimmed tulip-shape bowl with molded heavy vertical ribs, notch cutting on alternate ribs; applied solid stem, central swelling-knop; applied domed foot, molded heavy radial "pillar" ribs, rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01