Cocktail Glass
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureAmerican?
Date1930s
MediumGlass | Lead glass | Acid-etched glass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul and Irene Hollister
Object number93.50.3
Not on view
DescriptionThis is one of a set of four matching cocktail glasses in the Art Deco style. Possibly American, 1930s. Mechanically blown colorless lead formula glass conical bowl with applied (uranium oxide) amber foot, the side with an acid-etched and gilded rooster within an oval. Four delicately embroidered cocktail napkins came with the set of glasses.
W. L. Libbey & Son, New England Glass Works
Lemonade Glass (Etched With "The Departure Of Briseis From The Tent Of Achilles" After John Flaxman)
1884
Pair/Pair