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beaker
beaker

beaker

Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass
Date400-599
Place MadeRhineland
TechniqueFree-blown with applied thread decoration
SizeH: 6.7 cm, D(rim): 5.2 cm
Accession Number61.1.13
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass from the Ancient World
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLight green, transparent, opaque white glass; blown, trailed, marvered, and inflated to full size. Conical beaker. Rim outsplayed, with thickened, rounded lip; wall tapers, then curves in at bottom; base narrow; trace of pontil mark (Diam: about 1.1 cm). Decorated with four swirling festoons, which extend from rim to bottom of wall. Green glass is bubbly.
Provenance
Source Ray Winfield Smith (American, 1897-1982) - 1961-04-12

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