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drinking boot
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drinking boot

Object NameBoot
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1850-1900
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown-molded, cut, overlay
SizeH: 15.3 cm, W: 8.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.645
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent dark blue non-lead glass; blown-molded, cut, overlay. Tall, boot shape, colorless over blue; cut rim, horizontal in front, dipped in back; panel-cut sides, with double grooves down each side; projecting, panel-cut, rounded toe, with cut ribs at the instep; incised sole line; raised, D-shaped heel.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)
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