Aperitif Glass

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Object Name: 
Aperitif Glass
Place Made: 
probably United States
Accession Number: 
79.4.224 A
Dimensions: 
(A,B) H: 8.3 cm, D: 5.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1950-1959
Credit Line: 
Gift of Otto W. Hilbert
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown. (A,B) Aperitif glasses with cylindrical bowls. Rim plain, with rounded lip; bowl has vertical wall which curves in at bottom, and horizontal floor; cylindrical stem, tapering, with hemispherical knop at bottom; shallow conical foot, with rounded edge and slightly concave underside; no pontil mark.

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Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Hilbert, Otto, Source

Objects in Set (2)

2 Aperitif Glasses
Date:1950-1959
Accession Number:79.4.224
Aperitif Glass
Date:1950-1959
Accession Number:79.4.224 B