Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1961.411
Date:
1835-1865
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. ( 6.4 x 19 cm )
Description:
Aquamarine blown non-lead glass bowl with "lily-pad" decoration; circular form with flared sides and out-ward folded rim with added gather of glass tooled into four tall peaks with four shorter peaks in between; pontil mark on base.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Arthur H. Merritt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
