Saucer

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Object Name: 
Saucer
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
79.3.762 B
Dimensions: 
Overall Diam: 10.3 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1850-1875
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Transparent bright yellow-green non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilt. Low, circular form, with curved sides; gilt rim; the interior with brilliantly colored flowers, foliage and scrolls, and the reverse cut in a pattern related to that on 79.3.762 A; a cut triangle in the center of the bottom.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source