Fragment of Flat Glass

Object Name: 
Fragment of Flat Glass

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Object Name: 
Fragment of Flat Glass
Accession Number: 
68.1.58-303
Dimensions: 
Overall Dim (max): 4.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
800-999
Primary Description: 
Fragment of Flat Glass. Transparent light greenish blue; one flattened oval bubble (L. 1.3 cm); decorated in brown. Blown; stained. Fragment of flat glass (Th. 0.2 cm). Decorated on both sides. On one side: spray of foliage, with one of four short stems terminating in solid trefoil leaf; adjacent to trefoil, solid patch. On other side: behind patch, which is purple when seen through glass, outline of indeterminate motif. Stain has "halos," which appear bluish in reflected light and pale yellow in transmitted light.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1968
Category: