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Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1575-1650
Place Madepossibly Low Countries; possibly France
TechniqueBlown, applied (vetro a retorti)
SizeOverall H: 11.6 cm, Rim Diam: 14 cm; Foot Diam: 8.8 cm
Accession Number66.3.62
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionWineglass. Colorless and opaque white non-lead glass; blown. A one-piece glass; shallow, cup-shaped bowl with trailed filigree ring below the rim; vertical filigree rods (alternating patterns of multiple spiral twists, and pairs of multi-ply spiral tapes); drawn, hollow stem with two small bulbous knops above an inverted baluster and basal knop; drawn foot, the lower part drawn back on the underside, and upward, inside the hollow stem, to seal the bow; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1966
