Collection Highlights
Parure
ca. 1820
1920.11-17
Cut steel
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Cruet
Object name
Cruet
Date
1790-1840
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 6 1/4 x 2 in. ( 15.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description
Colorless blown glass (probably nonlead) cruet with tapered cylindrical neck with flanged lip and two applied rings at midpoint of neck and shoulders, bulbous body with molded flutes around base, and flat base with pontil mark.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.471
Gallery Label
This cruet is modeled after larger decanters of the period.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
