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Cordial Glass

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1895-1930

GUSN

GUSN-6509

Description

Hand blown simple cordials with rounded bowl, tapered stem and flared foot; amethyst tone visible in stem and bottom of bowl; some bubbles in glass; polished pontil.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cordial glasses
amethyst (mineral)
glassblowing
glass (material)
Amethyst
Glass
Blown
GLASS, CORDIAL

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Scandanavia

Dimensions

2.125 (H), 1.5 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1312.4

Places

Possibly
Possibly

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