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Beaker

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1900

GUSN

GUSN-8461

Description

Irregularly shaped. Color: shades of brown to cream. Finely made with double incised line at base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

beakers (pouring vessels)
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
incising
lip-vibrated aerophones with conical bore: with valves
horn (animal material)
Horn
Incised
BEAKER

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.625 (H), 2.625 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.664

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