wine glass
Object NameWineglass with a Birth Scene
Made FromLead Glass
Date1780-1790
Place MadeNetherlands
Techniqueblown, cut, stipple-engraved
SizeOverall H: 17.4 cm; Rim Diam: 8 cm; Foot Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number79.3.356
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
One Dot at a Time
Masterpieces of European and American Glass
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, stipple-engraved. Ovoid bowl, stipple-engraved with a birth scene, with the mother in bed, two nurses nearby, while a third presents the baby to the father, enclosed in an elaborate scrollwork and floral surround; petal and panel cutting at the base of the bowl, merging into hexagonal cutting on the straight stem; conical foot with rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
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