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wine glass

Object NameWineglass
Made FromGlass
Date1575-1625
Place Madepossibly Spain
TechniqueBlown, crimped
Sizeoverall H: 14.2 cm, D (rim): (max) 12.35 cm; D (foot): 7.7 cm
Accession Number63.3.46
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Yves Henry Buhler
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
El Greco to Velazquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with slight green-greyish tinge and some seeds; blown. Uneven, conical bowl with flaring, fire-polished rim, folded in the fazzoletto method. Attenuating, hollow blown stem joined directly to bowl, and, with an avolio, to blown, shallow foot with infolded edge and rough pontil mark. Rim has been torn in one place, leaving long lenticular slit.
Provenance
Source Yves Henry Buhler - 1963
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