Finger Bowls
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1830-1860
MediumBlown amethyst lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter of all finger bowls): 3 1/8 x 4 5/8in. (7.9 x 11.7cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionPair of blown amethyst lead glass finger bowls. Each finger bowl has a plain rim and nearly vertical sides that curve to create a flat bottom with a polished pontil mark in the center. There is a ring of light scratches and wear to the surface of the glass around the pontil mark on each finger bowl. Finger bowl .6 sustained a chip at the rim that has branched out into three cracks on the side and bottom. A major area of the side of finger bowl .7a,b broke off completely but remains with the finger bowl.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
Finger bowls 1945.1.1183.3-.7 deaccessioned in 2006.
Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
Finger bowls 1945.1.1183.3-.7 deaccessioned in 2006.
Object number1945.1.1183.1-.7
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