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mug

Object NameMug
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1800-1820
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt
SizeH: 12.2 cm, D (rim): 8.4 cm
Accession Number63.3.112
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpalescent white non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Barrel shape, with bulbous sides; gilt rim; enameled decoration on the front, of an eagle, standing on a patch of green grass, with upraised wings, laurel fronds at either side, tied with a pink ribbon below; thirteen gilt stars in an arc above and at the sides; small floral sprays at either side; applied loop handle curled at the lower terminal; base with rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Eliot W. Remick - 1963-01-03
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