Jar with Two Handles

Object Name: 
Jar with Two Handles

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Object Name: 
Jar with Two Handles
Place Made: 
Italy
Accession Number: 
59.1.88
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 11.7 cm, Diam (max): 5.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 50-75
Web Description: 
This jar was decorated by gathering molten glass on a blowpipe and rolling it in chips of colored glass before the process of blowing was completed.

More Info

Department: 
Ancient
Provenance: 
Smith, Ray Winfield (American, 1897-1982), Source
1959-07-27
Category: 
Roman
Color: 
blue
yellow
opaque white glass
red
Technique: 
glassblowing
blobbed
marvering
applied decoration
tooling
Material: 
glass

Description

Primary Description: 
Transparent blue glass; blown, blobbed, marvered. Pyriform body; rim folded down, over and in; neck splays and merges imperceptibly with body; hollow concave base; two applied handles with crimped extensions at bottom. Body and handles decorated with opaque white, yellow and red blobs, marvered in, and in many cases disfigured by bubbles which have burst.

Exhibitions (6)

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
Yokohama Museum of Art 1992-10-12 through 1992-12-13
Masterpieces of Glass from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
National Gallery of Art 1990-12-02 through 1991-04-14
 
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
 
Glass from the Ancient World
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1957-06-04 through 1957-09-15
Verres Antiques de la Collection R.W. Smith
Venue(s)
Musee de Mariemont 1954 through 1954
 

Publications (45)

Under the Influence: Drinking Rituals in Iron Age Scotland (2015-02) illustrated, p. 26 (left); BIB# AI102525
Entrevista: Frágiles y asombrosos (2014-05) illustrated, p. 39 (top); BIB# AI98593
Fragiles y asombrosos (2014-05) illustrated, p. 39, upper;
Glass, alcohol and power in Roman Iron Age Scotland (2014) illustrated, p. 42, col. plate 4 (fig. 3.3.3); BIB# 141231
vetri a Roma (2012) illustrated, p. 28, fig. 23;
Glass: A Short History (Smithsonian Books edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 34-35; BIB# 130360
Glass: A Short History (The British Museum edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 34-35; BIB# 135965
5000 years of glass (2012) illustrated, p. 250, #88; BIB# 133950
The Art Museum (2011) illustrated, Room 61 (3); BIB# 112082
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles and Techniques (2005) illustrated, p. 67; BIB# 99164
Looking at Glass: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques (2005) illustrated, p. 67; BIB# 79754
Five Thousand Years of Glass (Rev ed.) (2004) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 98761
Antikes Glas (Handbuch der Archaologie) (2004) illustrated, p. 229 (Taf. 200); BIB# 83444
Glass: making use of the secrets of matter (2003) illustrated, p. 34; BIB# 76451
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001) illustrated, p. 29; BIB# 68214
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999) illustrated, p. 7; BIB# 63967
Microstructural characterization of materials (1999) 19; BIB# 60412
Five Thousand Years of Glass (British Museum Press, Revised) (1999) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 65713
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volume One (1997) pp. 209-210, #361; p. 207; p. 362, #361; BIB# 58895
Five Thousand Years of Glass (Paperback) (1995) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 27096
A World of Art (1995) p. 319, fig. 409; BIB# 45677
La Fenice di Sabbia: Storia e Tecnologia del vetro Antico (1995) illustrated, p. 117, pl. 198; p. 122, fig. 198; p. 123; BIB# 39935
The Corning Museum of Glass and the Finger Lakes Region (1993) illustrated, p. 10, #15; BIB# 35681
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 20, #10; p. 246; BIB# 35679
Five Thousand Years of Glass (British Museum Press) (1991) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 34319
Cinquemila anni di vetro (1991) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 35145
Glass, 5000 Years (1991) illustrated, p. 226, fig. 88; BIB# 33963
History of Glass Crafts (1990-07) p. 47;
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 44-45, pl. 14; BIB# 33819
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from the Corning Museum, a self-guided tour for children ages 6-10 and their parents (1990) illustrated, #14; BIB# 34085
A Short History of Glass (1990 edition) (1990) illustrated, p. 26, #12; BIB# 33211
Le Verre des Cesars (1988-02) p. 22, ill.;
Glass Of The Roman Empire (1988) illustrated, pp. 28-29, fig. 10; pp. 7, 9; BIB# 32608
Glass of the Caesars (1987-08) illustrated, p. 83; BIB# AI18756
Glass of the Caesars (1987) illustrated, p. 112, #45; BIB# 31831
Roman Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass (postcards) (1987) illustrated, #10; BIB# 34348
Book of Glass (1986) p. 28;
Vetro Mosaico, Millefiori, Murrine (1985) vol. XXIX, #1-4, pp. 5-21, ill. p. 14; BIB# AI21549
Special Report: The Corning Glass Center (1985) p. 16; BIB# AI14226
Story of Glass Coloring Book (1981) illustrated, p. 9, right; BIB# 67749
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) pp. 44-45, pl. 14; BIB# 20953
A Short History of Glass (1980 edition) (1980) illustrated, p. 23, #12; BIB# 21161
Glass from the Ancient World: The Ray Winfield Smith Collection (1957) illustrated, pp. 92-93, #158; BIB# 27315
Verrerie Antique (1954-09) illustrated, p. 13; BIB# AI1120
Catalogue des Verres Antiques de la Collection Ray Winfield Smith (1954) illustrated, p. 17-18, #47, col. pl. on cover; BIB# 28196

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