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Foot Socket
Foot Socket

Foot Socket

Date20th century
MediumPressed colorless glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 1 1/2 x 3 1/8in. (3.8 x 7.9cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number2005.71.0
DescriptionPressed colorless glass foot socket consisting of a thick, disc-shaped piece of glass with a graduated well in the center. The center of the well is surrounded by a ring of raised half circles, with a rayed ring above that. The top of the well is flat. The exterior sides have a border of raised flutes that flare slightly at the widest point of the socket. The lower half of the socket is curved and smooth.
Status
Not on view
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