tumbler
Object NameTumbler
Makerprobably
Henry William Stiegel
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Dateabout 1750-1800
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
TechniqueFree-blown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 8.75 cm; Rim Diam: 7.8 cm; Base Diam: 6.6 cm
Accession Number50.4.27
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionTumbler. Non-lead glass, colorless with pale greenish cast; free-blown and enameled; straight spreading sides; rough pontil mark on base; decorated with colored enamels: on one side, central design of two lovebirds in gray and pale blue perched on a yellow basket with spray of nile-green leaves and resting on nile-green verdure with brick red band beneath, flanked by a tall conventionalized flower and leaf spray in many colors --- milk-white, gray-blue, Nile-green, yellow, brick-red, and black; on other side, inscription "My Love you Like me do" at top, yellow line between a wavy and a straight white line.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1935-1950-07-31
about 1800
perhaps 1-99
900-1099
perhaps 1-99
perhaps 1-99
possibly 99-75 BCE
