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covered cup
covered cup

covered cup

Object Name2 Handled Cup with Cover
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1920-1940
Place MadeEngland
Techniqueblown, mold-blown, trailed, polished
SizeOverall H: 18.7 cm, Diam (max): 9.7 cm
Accession Number73.2.15
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Charles E. Mather
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; blown, mold-blown. (a) Waisted shape; flared rim with trailed spiral threading; bulbous lower section with molded wide vertical ribs, imitative of gadrooning; two ribbed loop handles, molded "berry" prunts on the lower terminals; hollow, wide conical knop above a disk foot; polished pontil mark on the underside of the foot. (b) Hollow, spherical finial with small flattened knop above, three rings below; domed form with four molded "berry" prunts; rounded flange; inset, tapered lip, polished rim.
Provenance
Source Mrs. Charles E. Mather - 1973-10-17
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