Beaker

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Object Name: 
Beaker
Place Made: 
Italy, Venice
Accession Number: 
79.3.932
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7.6 cm, D. (rim): 7.3 cm; D. (foot): 4.4 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1600-1699
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
360 Image: 

Small Cup with Two Handles

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Primary Description: 
Beaker. Colorless. Blown; applied. Beaker: bell-shaped, with fire-polished rim, flattened base with concave kick, applied foot-ring, and pontil mark; two ear-shaped handles applied to sides.

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Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss, Jerome (1893-1978), Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
applied decoration
glassblowing
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking (2016) illustrated, Fig. 1; BIB# 149619

Multimedia (1)

Small Cup with Two Handles
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