Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Tumbler
Object Number:
INV.12493
Date:
1780-1820
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 2 1/2 in. ( 7.6 x 6.4 cm )
Description:
Colorless, non-lead glass; blown and pattern-molded. Tumbler; tapered form with 8 molded flutes around lower portion of body with wheel-engraved chain of pointed ovals with cross-hatching below a squiggled band at rim; flat base with pontil mark.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
