Engraved Wineglass with Band of Interlacing Zig Zag Lines

Object Name: 
Engraved Wineglass with Band of Interlacing Zig Zag Lines

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Object Name: 
Engraved Wineglass with Band of Interlacing Zig Zag Lines
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2011.4.26
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16.1 cm, Diam: 8.6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1860-1880
Credit Line: 
Purchased with the assistance of The Karl and Anna Koepke Endowment Fund
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, applied, cut, engraved. Wineglass with ovoid cup, applied panel-cut stem, and applied circular foot with starburst cut in base. Exterior wall of cup decorated with engraved band of interlacing zigzag lines with stars in centers of enclosed spaces.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Leighton, John H., Former Collection
Pike, Priscilla Leighton, Former Collection
Pike, Peter, Former Collection
White's Auctions, Former Collection
Cullity, Brian, Source
2011-03-18
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
blown glass
applied decoration
cutting
engraving
Material: 
glass