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marble
marble

marble

Object NameMarble
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1850-1910
Place Madeprobably Germany
Techniquelampwork
SizeD: 5.5 cm
Accession Number68.3.82
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Mary V. Bowker
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, white, red-orange, green, yellow non-lead glass; lampwork. Spherical, enclosing a double-series twist, with a multi-spiral twist of off-white threads, encircled by four multi-ply spiral tapes, of red, white, yellow and green; one end ground.
Provenance
Source Mary V. Bowker
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