Collection Highlights
The Peale Family
1773-1809
1867.298
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Cordial glass
Object name
Cordial glass
Date
1790-1830
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 5/8 x 1 3/8 x 1 3/8 in. ( 9.2 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm )
Description
Colorless (with a purple-gray tint) blown and cut lead glass cordial or liqueur glass with pressed base; conical bowl with cut flutes at base and engraved band of alternating feather and branch motifs within two horizontal lines with saw-tooth decoration at mouth, joined by bladed knop to pressed terrace-domed solid square foot.
Credit Line
Bequest of Catherine Augusta De Peyster
Object Number
1911.67z
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
