Marble

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Object Name: 
Marble
Place Made: 
probably Germany
Accession Number: 
83.3.255 B
Dimensions: 
(A) 5 cm, (B) 3.8 cm, (C) 3.8 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1850-1910
Credit Line: 
Gift of Marble Collectors Society of America
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; lampwork, molded sulphide. Spherical, (A) enclosing a molded white sulphide of a crudely detailed cow standing on an oval base; one end ground. (B) Colorless (greenish-grey); enclosing a molded white sulphide of an own, standing on a circular base. (C) Colorless (pinkish); enclosing a molded white sulphide of a lion standing on an oval base; one end ground.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Marble Collectors Society of America, Source

Objects in Set (3)

3 Marbles
Date:1850-1910
Accession Number:83.3.255
Marble
Date:1850-1910
Accession Number:83.3.255 A
 
Marble
Date:1850-1910
Accession Number:83.3.255 C