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Dessert Glass

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1850

GUSN

GUSN-12547

Description

Tapered circular bowl is decorated with wheel etched horizontal bands. Straight stem and simple flared circular foot. Colorless glass body.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dessert glasses
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
glass (material)
molding (forming)
Glass
Molded
Etched
Band
GLASS, DESSERT

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.125 x 3 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1688.1-3

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