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Object NamePunch cup
Maker Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.
Made FromGlass
Date1886-1890
Place MadeUnited States, WV, Wheeling
TechniqueBlown, cased
SizeH: 6.2 cm, D: (rim): 6.4 cm
Accession Number73.4.145
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewAmerican Gallery
Physical DescriptionRed, amber, opaque white glass; blown, cased. Cylindrical shape, opaque white glass plated with a transparent amber glass which shades to deep red at top rim; applied circular handle of amber glass near base on one side; polished pontil mark.
Provenance
Former Collection L. Steinmen
acquired fromL. Steinmen, Brooklyn
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)
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