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winder
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winder

Object NameThread winder
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1850-1870
Place MadeBohemia
Techniquesheet-glass, mirrored, cut, cemented
SizeW: 2.9 x 2.9 cm
Accession Number83.3.208
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent purple non-lead glass; sheet-glass, mirrored, cut, cemented. Flat, square form, with elaborate, cut outline; formed of two thin sheets of glass, one colorless with purple overlay and mirrored on the back, the other colorless and mirrored on the back, cemented together; the purple side cut with four stylized Fleurs-de-lis at the corners, and a square at the center; similar, but shallower, cutting on the colorless side.
Provenance
Source Edward L. Steckler - 1983-10-07
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