Engraved Wineglass with Band of Repeating Interlacing Geometric Shapes

Object Name: 
Engraved Wineglass with Band of Repeating Interlacing Geometric Shapes

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Object Name: 
Engraved Wineglass with Band of Repeating Interlacing Geometric Shapes
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2011.4.25
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.3 cm, Diam: 9.1 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, engraved. Wineglass with ovoid cup and applied circular foot. Exterior wall of cup decorated with engraved, double-walled band of repeating interlacing geometric shapes.

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
engraving
Material: 
glass