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Wine Glass

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1833

GUSN

GUSN-4199

Description

Ovoid bowl; .1) with ten-sided petal facet; .2, .3 with eight-sided facet; four-sided pedestal stem, solid square foot; etched floral design on top of bowl with swag tassell and floral design below.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wine glasses
etching (corroding)
glass (material)
Glass, Drinking
Glass, Wine
Glass, Wine

Associated Building

Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

4 5/16 (H), 2 15/16 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler

Accession Number

1977.463.2

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