Tumbler

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Object Name: 
Tumbler
Place Made: 
attributed to France
Accession Number: 
50.3.43 B
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 12.7 cm; Rim Diam (max): about 8.5 cm; Foot Diam (max): about 6.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1850
Primary Description: 
Tumbler. Colorless lead glass with opaque white ribbon-spiral, sapphire-blue trim; free-blown and gilded. Fashioned from single gather; deep cylindrical bowl flaring slightly at applied sapphire-blue rim, and rounding in short curve at bottom to collar-rib above hollow circular foot; embellished by closely spaced narrow gold bands.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Inc., Source
1950-10-01
Davis, Cecil, Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
white
sapphire
Technique: 
glassblowing
gilding
Material: 
lead glass

Exhibitions (1)

Title Unknown (Rich's)
Venue(s)
Rich's Inc. 1948-10 through 1948-10

Objects in Set (2)

2 Tumblers
Date:about 1850
Accession Number:50.3.43
Tumbler
Date:about 1850
Accession Number:50.3.43 A