Wineglass

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Object Name: 
Wineglass
Place Made: 
Italy
Accession Number: 
50.3.30
Dimensions: 
Overall H: about 16.2 cm; Rim Diam (max): about 8.9 cm; Foot Diam (max): about 8.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1800-1899
Primary Description: 
Wineglass. Colorless, presumably non-lead glass and latticinio canes -- opaque white in red, (wide) green, red and (narrow) white thread spirals, 5-ply double opaque white spiral, fine white thread spiral --; free-blown. Fused canes producing pronounced vertical ribs on conical bowl and circular foot; bowl tapering sharply to flat colorless merese at top of composite stem including small annular or ring knop and heavy spiral rope knop.

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Department: 
Early Modern; Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Source
1950-08-10
Magniac, Hollingworth (English, 1786-1867), Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
white
red
green
Technique: 
glassblowing
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (1)

Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1978-04-26 through 1978-10-21