Collection Highlights
Brandywine bowl (brandewijnkom)
Date:
ca. 1700
Object Number:
1911.38
Medium:
Silver
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Tumbler
Object Number:
1945.274b
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 3 in. ( 9.5 x 7.6 cm )
Description:
Colorless glass; pressed. Tumbler; cylindrical form with twelve flutes on sides, and raised decoration consisting of four women's heads projecting from sides of tumbler; sunburst pattern on base, with repeated foliate decoration around plain conical foot.
Gallery Label:
According to accession records, this tumbler depicts Jenny Lind.
Credit Line:
Gift of Leonidas Westervelt
Provenance:
The Jenny Lind Collection of Leonidas Westervelt
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
