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Object NameEwer and Stopper

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1820

Place Madepossibly Spain; possibly Turkey, Beykoz

Techniqueblown, cut, gilt, silvered (?)

SizeOverall H: 29.8 cm

Accession Number66.3.4

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Bottles of the World (Sekai no hei)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, gilt, silvered (?). (a) Pear-shaped, ovoid body, with long, tapered neck, with gilt rim, ground for a stopper; flaring gradually into a bulbous body; cut stylized basket of flowers on both sides, with gilt and silvered outlines; applied loop handle, curled at the lower terminal; applied arching spout with cut, gilt and silvered stylized flower and gilt rim, the rim partly ground; applied circular foot with gilt stylized foliage on the rim; rough pontil mark. (b) Globular knob on waisted stem; gilt; short, ground, tapered shank with ground flat end.
Provenance

Former Collection Philippe Leroux - 1966