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Date: 1890-1910
Dimensions:
1 5/8 × 2 7/16 in. (4.1 × 6.3 cm)
Medium: colorless non-lead glass
Place of Origin: probably China or possibly United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1917.501
DescriptionColorless with greenish tinge. Solid, with myriad tiny bubbles, tooled. Encloses a stylized roselike flower with three layers of four petals, each of striated pink-and-white glass, with greenish yellow strands between the leaves and a single knot flower in the center with a bubble as the stamen. Flat base ground and polished.
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