Passglas

Passglas

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Object Name: 
Passglas
Department
European
Place Made: 
Germany
Date: 
1500-1599
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 23.9 cm, Diam: 8.6 cm
Accession Number: 
68.3.60
Credit Line: 
Gift of Jerome Strauss
Location: 
On Display
Description
Transparent dark green non-lead glass; blown, trailed, milled. Cylindrical, straight-sided shape, with three trailed, milled threads encircling the sides, and marking off four roughly equal sections; flared, trumpet-shaped foot with folded rim; slight conical kick on the bottom, with rough pontil mark; inscribed "S1714" in white paint.
Provenance
Strauss, Jerome, Source
Alchemy: Magic, Myth or Science?
Venue(s)
Bruce Museum 2009-09-26 through 2010-01-03

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