Tumbler

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Object Name: 
Tumbler
Place Made: 
Central Europe
Accession Number: 
75.3.141
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 7.6 cm; Rim Diam: 7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1757
Credit Line: 
Gift of John B. Strater, Charles Helme Strater, Jr., and Mrs. Margaret S. Robinson in memory of Charles Helme and Alice B. Strater
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Tapered, cylindrical shape; band of enameled decoration, with a white and black bird perched above a yellow, white and black heart, with white, blue, green and yellow flowers at either side; reverse inscribed "Gott allein/gehort die ehr/1757" ("God alone heard the praise"); flat base with rough pontil mark.

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Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Strater, John B., Source
Robinson, Margaret S., Source
Strater, Charles Helme, Jr., Source
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
Blown, Enameled