drinking horn
Object NameDrinking Horn
Maker
Rheinische Glashütten-Actien-Gesellschaft
(1872-1937)
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1899
Place MadeGermany
TechniqueFree-blown, applied decoration
SizeH (when standing): 19 cm, L (max.): 25.5 cm, D (rim): 8.8 cm
Accession Number59.3.34
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear glass with yellow tinge; artificially treated to show a crizzled and slightly iridescent surface; free-blown with applied decoration. Curved drinking horn with wide flaring rim, the narrow end terminating in a solid piece with flattened button-like disc; a spiral thread has been wound around the piece in such a way that it forms six groups along the length of the vessel, each group having about four turns, another single slightly heavier thread has been applied on the top of the vessel along its axis having a loop at the center, a W-shaped heavy thread as well as a much smaller W-shaped thread have been applied to the underside of the object to serve as feet.Provenance
Source
Ray Winfield Smith
(American, 1897-1982)
1700-1799
about 1801-1900
1700-1799
about 1500-1550
about 1500–1550
possibly 1700-1799