Collection Highlights
Study of Four Tree Trunks (Three Birches)
ca. 1855
1918.325
Graphite with scratching out on beige paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Footed eggcup
Object name
Footed eggcup
Date
1830-1850
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
Overall: 3 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. ( 8.9 x 7.3 cm )
Description
Colorless pressed lead glass footed eggcup with flared rim with scalloped edge, alternating shells and leaf stalks on sides, and base with scalloped edge.
Object Number
INV.3992
Gallery Label
This example has been published as American glass; however, according to "American and European Pressed Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass," it is much more similar to European glass in design (p. 389).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
