pitcher
Object NamePitcher
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1100-1399
TechniqueBody blown in dip mold, handle pincered
SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm, Diam (max): 11.1 cm
Accession Number66.1.5
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World: So Diverse a Unity
Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses
Glass of the Sultans
Beauty and Belief: Crossing Bridges with the Arts of Islamic Culture
Interpretive NotesThis pitcher was decorated by inflating molten glass in a mold. Since glassmaking molds were introduced by the Romans in the early first century A.D., they have been used continuously in Egypt, Western Asia, and elsewhere. No examples of full-size metal molds from the medieval Islamic period are known to exist, but the Corning collection contains one of two surviving metal dip molds. It has an overall pattern of lozenges. The body of the pitcher was blown in a similar dip mold, withdrawn, and inflated further. The neck was tooled, and the handle was applied and pinched. This type of colored mold-blown glass is often attributed to the Gurgan region of northeastern Iran.
Iran
Provenance
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