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Covered Jar

Covered Jar

 
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Object Name: 
Covered Jar
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Kehr, Gunter ((b. 1934)), Maker
Staatliche Fachschule fur Glasindustrie, Maker
Place Made: 
Germany
Date: 
1985
Color
AAT
colorless
Technique
lampwork, silver inclusion, cut, ground, polished
AAT
lampworking
AAT
cut glass
AAT
ground glass
Dimensions: 
(a&b) H: 6.7 cm, D: 5.5 cm
Accession Number: 
85.3.21
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless non-lead glass; lampwork with silvered inclusion of cellular "platelettos", cut, ground and polished. (a) Cylindrical shape with overall inclusions of silvered, colorless, handmade glass "cells". (b) Dome shaped; object was blown in one piece, then cut apart and ground to create interlocking flanges; engraved on base "Kehr 85".
Provenance
Buechner, Thomas S. ((American, 1926-2010)), Source
1985-03-13

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