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Colorless glass; cast or blown, wheel-cut, with copper alloy attachments. Hemispherical body; outsplayed rim with ground lip and raised molding at its neck. Decorated with openwork band at base of neck and openwork cage enclosing body; band consists of ovolo frieze with fifty-nine egg-shaped perforations separated by darts; cage consists of central mesh surrounded by two rings of meshes and concentric border; central mesh, evidently circular, was attached to body by seven bridges; inner ring has seven heart-shaped meshes, outer ring has fourteen oval meshes; in both rings, small cruciform element at junction of each pair of meshes conceals bridge; serrated bar at upper end of each heart-shaped mesh also conceals bridge, as does V-shaped element at upper extremity of each oval mesh, where it meets border; around border, between each pair of meshes, one additional bridge; collar, presumably, copper alloy. Single strip with one end terminating in perforated tongue, the other terminating in two perforated tongues, one above the other; tongues fastened with pin with diamond-shaped head, bent in position; at regular intervals around collar, three horizontal flanges, L: 1.1 cm, W: 0.8 cm, Th.: 0.1 cm, each with circular perforation; lamp-hanger, presumably copper alloy. Composite object comprising hook-and-loop and three looped elements; hook-and-loop has upper end bent into hook, long shank, D: 0.2 cm, and lower end looped and wound six times around shank; each looped element has straight rod, D: 0.2 cm, flattened and perforated at ends, six twisted figure-of-eight links, and hook-and-loop.
Exhibitions (3)

Venue(s)
J. Paul Getty Museum 2007-10-18 through 2008-01-14
Corning Museum of Glass 2008-02-15 through 2008-05-27

The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
IBM Gallery 1989-12-12 through 1990-02-02
National Gallery of Art 1990-12-09 through 1991-04-14
Decorative and utilitarian works from the Corning Museum of Glass, surveying 35 centuries of glass-making technology and stylistic developments from ancient Egyptian, Roman, Islamic, and Asian cultures to contemporary American and European examples.
The works were selected by Corning Museum staff members Dwight P. Lanmon, director and curator of European glass; David B. Whitehouse, curator of ancient and Islamic glass; Jane Shadel Spillman, curator of American glass; and Susanne K. Frantz, curator of 20th-century glass.

Glass of the Caesars
Venue(s)
British Museum 1987-11-18 through 1988-03-06
Romisch-Germanisches Museum 1988-04-15 through 1988-10-18
Musei Capitolini 1988-11-03 through 1989-01-31
Corning Museum of Glass
Publications (66)
Ancient and Islamic Glass: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2019)
illustrated, pp. 82-83;
Zhongguo gu dai bo li qi min = Chinese ancient glass (2018)
illustrated, p. 87 (fig. 3-28);
Glas : von den Anfängen bis ins Frühe Mittelalter (2016)
illustrated, frontispiece, p. 80;
BIB# 167711
Word Becomes Image (2015)
illustrated, pp. 270-271;
Contemporary Glass Vessels: Selections from the Corning Museum of Glass (2015)
illustrated, p. 18 (fig. 19);
BIB# 149403
Fire and Ice: Ancient Glass in the Princeton University Art Museum (2012)
illustrated, p. 28, fig. 50;
The Yearning for Venetian Glass: Beauty that Traversed Oceans and Time (2011)
illustrated, p. 21, fig. 7;
Byzanz - das Römerreich im Mittelalter = Byzantium - the Roman Empire in the middle ages = Byzance - l'Empire romain au moyen age (2011)
illustrated, p. 394 (fig. 16);
Annual Seminar at The Corning Museum of Glass held in October (2009-10)
illustrated, p. 60;
Rōmaikē kai palaiochristianikē yalourgia 1os ai. p.Ch.-6os ai. m.Ch. (Roman and Early Christian Glassware) (2009)
illustrated, p. 27;
BIB# 112638
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome (2008-04)
illustrated, p. 1;
Modern Glass Inspired By Ancient Rome (2008-02-22)
illustrated, p. 2;
Casting Poetic Sentiment: Glass Art Creation Methodology (2008)
illustrated, p. 8, fig. 3;
BIB# 107146
Masters of Studio Glass: Joel Philip Myers and Steven I. Weinberg (2007)
illustrated, p. 4, top left;
BIB# AI75855
Through Glass Objects and Poems (Atraves Do Vidro: Objetos E Poemas) (2006)
illustrated, p. 37;
BIB# 106729
Tesori del Vetro al Corning Museum of Glass (2005-12)
illustrated, pp. 19-20; p. 19, fig. 3;
BIB# AI67739
La Cristallerie de Clichy: une prestigieuse manufacture du XIXe siecle (2005)
illustrated, p. 426;
BIB# 88630
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles and Techniques (2005)
illustrated, p. 22, frontispiece (detail);
BIB# 99164
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques (2005)
illustrated, p. 22, frontispiece (detail);
BIB# 79754
Glass in Art, History, and Science at The Corning Museum of Glass (2003)
illustrated, p. 69, no. 8;
BIB# AI64198
First Glass (2001)
illustrated, p. 7;
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001)
illustrated, p. 40;
BIB# 68214
Turkish Glass Culture and Its Relationship with Contemporary Glass and Education (2000)
illustrated, insert between p. 22 and 23, fig. 6; pp. 25-26; p. 204;
BIB# 74240
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999)
illustrated, p. 18;
BIB# 63967
Notes: Check List of Recently Published Articles and Books on Glass (1997)
illustrated, p. 288;
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997)
illustrated, opp. title p.; pp. 283-285, #478A-E; p. 380, #478A-B;
BIB# 58895
The Corning Museum of Glass and the Finger Lakes Region (1993)
illustrated, p. 38, bottom row, right;
BIB# 35681
Learning by Experiment: Ancient Objects and Modern Copies (1991)
illustrated, pp. 97-101; p. 99, fig. 17;
L'Histoire du Verre: A Travers Les Tresors du Musee de Corning (1990)
illustrated, p. 56;
Corporate America Design Awards - Special Honors Sheer Energy (1989-04)
illustrated, p. 121;
A Recently Discovered Cage Cup (1988)
illustrated, cover, frontispiece; pp. 28-30, figs. 1-4;
BIB# AI21831