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Wine Glass

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1867-1933

GUSN

GUSN-6450

Description

Handblown cololess glass bodies; ovoid bowl decorated with "pineapple" facets, linked by a series of three wheel-etched lines and dotted swag motif below; knopped stem tapers to plain domed foot, polished pontil; domes vary in height.

Details

Descriptive Terms

wine glasses
glassblowing
etching (corroding)
etching (printing process)
glass (material)
pineapple (motif)
swags
Glass
Blown
Pineapple
Swag
Etched
GLASS, WINE

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

6.625 x 2.875 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1295.11

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