New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Stangenglas

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureVenetian

Date1550-1599

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm)
Base: 4 15/16 in. (12.5 cm)

InscribedMarked on the bottom from an earlier collection: "727" and on a sticker "517".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6734

On View

On view

DescriptionStangenglas of clear glass. Slightly grayish tapering cylinder. Ornamented with three spiral bands of milled glass threads. The top one of six and a half circle, the middle one of five and a half, and the bottom of six and a half. On a spreading foot with a high kick and folded rim. Many impurities in metal and slightly "sick".