Finger Bowl

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Object Name: 
Finger Bowl
Place Made: 
Ireland
Accession Number: 
60.2.20
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.2 cm, Diam (at lips): 12.7 cm; Rim Diam: 10.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1800-1829
Primary Description: 
Clear glass with a few bubbles; mold blown. Cylindrical body with rim tooled to form slightly concave underside with central disc having rough pontil mark; lower part of body of base molded in vertical rib mold; around central disc a faintly recognizable inscription: "Francis Collins, Dublin".

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
McKearin Antiques, Source
1960-03-15
Color: 
Clear
Technique: 
Mold Blown
Inscription: 
Francis Collins, Dublin
Inscription

Publications (1)

Glass Tableware, Bowls and Vases (1982) pl. 272, left; BIB# 22048