beaker

Object NameBeaker and Saucer

Made Fromlead glass, metal

Dateabout 1810-1930

Place MadeFrance

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

Size(a) H: 8.8 cm, D (rim): 9.1 cm; (b) H: 3.5 cm, D: 16.2 cm

Accession Number85.3.74

Curatorial Area(s)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. (a) Bell-shape, with rounded lip and cut groove below; decorative engraved vine with alternating bells and heart-shaped leaves; spiral band below, with cross-hatched S-shapes and polished concave lenses; wide ledge below, with fine cross-hatching on the edge; spreading foot with cut cross-hatching on the rim; concave base with order of the Legion of Honor, four-armed cross with cross-hatching, a circular cross-hatched panel in the center;
Provenance

Source Dwight P. Lanmon (American, b. 1938) - 1985-12-11