Prunted Beaker

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Object Name: 
Prunted Beaker
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Germany, probably Koln, Ehrenfeld
Accession Number: 
75.3.25
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 27.1 cm, Diam (max): 18.1 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1880-1900
Credit Line: 
Exchange with The Art Institute of Chicago; Gift of Julius and Augusta N. Rosenwald
Primary Description: 
Prunted Beaker. Transparent dark green glass; blown, tooled, applied. Cylindrical beaker with applied prunts over most of the body.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Art Institute of Chicago, Source
1975-03-21
Rosenwald, Julius, Former Collection
1927
Rosenwald, Augusta N., Former Collection
1927
Muhsam Collection, Former Collection
Category: 
19th Century European
Color: 
green
Technique: 
glassblowing
hot-working
applied decoration
Material: 
glass

Exhibitions (2)

Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
Venue(s)
J. Paul Getty Museum 2007-10-18 through 2008-01-14
Corning Museum of Glass 2008-02-15 through 2008-05-27
Title Unknown (Arthur A. Houghton Library)
Venue(s)
Arthur A. Houghton Jr. Library