Mug

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Object Name: 
Mug
Place Made: 
United States, NJ, Southern NJ
Accession Number: 
79.4.339
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 15.3 cm, W (including handle): 16.5 cm; Base Diam: 11.7 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1860-1870
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Aquamarine and white non-lead glass; blown and tooled. Inverted conical shape decorated with white loopings marvered into aquamarine body; applied ear-shaped handle of aquamarine glass with dimple on top perhaps to receive an attachment for a lid; flat base with pontil mark.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source
Color: 
white
aquamarine
Technique: 
tooling
glassblowing
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (2)

Masterpieces of American Glass
Venue(s)
Museum of Applied Arts 1990-07-27 through 1990-09-02
State Hermitage Museum 1990-09-15 through 1990-10-21
Museum of the State Institute of Glass 1990-11-02 through 1991-01-04
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1955-06-13 through 1955-10-23