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toothpick holder
toothpick holder

toothpick holder

Object NameToothpick Holder
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1960
Place MadeJapan, probably Tokyo
Techniqueblown, cut
SizeOverall H: 4.6 cm; Body Diam: 5.5 cm
Accession Number66.6.12
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass with dark blue overlay; blown and cut. Wide, very slightly flaring neck with nine oval facets cut through overlay; ground rim; stepped shoulder in red; body cut in encircling bands of rhomboidal or pentagonal colorless facets alternating with narrow bands of red overlay; colorless base ground flat; removable dome cover of thin colorless glass.
Provenance
Source Dorothy Blair - 1966-11-14
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