Eggcup

Place of OriginPossibly France or Belgium

Date1840-1855

DimensionsH: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm); Rim Diam: 2 13/16 in. (7.2 cm); Base Diam: 2 3/32 in. (5.3 cm)

MediumColorless lead glass; pressed

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harold G. Duckworth

Object number

1969.214

Not on View

DescriptionColorless with a grayish tinge. Stem and bowl pressed in a female mold of three vertical sections bearing the pattern by a plain male plunger. Scalloped foot and hollow stem pressed in a combination of female and male molds. Hollow bowl formed either by being pressed by a plain male plunger or by being blown by the Robinet forced-air process.