Cordial Glass
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Margaret Brockway
American, born 1889
MakerMade by
Unknown
Date1890-1920
MediumBlown colorless glass, green paint, and gilding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 4 3/8 x 1 7/8in. (11.1 x 4.8cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager
DescriptionCordial glass made of blown colorless glass. The cordial glass has an inverted bell-shaped bowl, a slender, tapered stem with a ring, or knop, at either end, and a round foot. The longest portion of the stem is decorated with opaque-twist glass, in this case consisting of a few strands of glass twisted loosely down the length of the stem. A pattern of green and gilt leaves decorates the exterior of the glass at the bottom of the bowl and at the top of the foot. Narrow bands of gilding circle the glass at the rim, on both rings on the stem, and at the edge of the foot.
Object number1978.45.15
InscribedThere may be a set of initials on the bottom of the cordial glass, hand-written in gilding. The initials are difficult to read.Subject Terms
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