Nautilus Shell Sweetmeat Dish
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureSilesian
Dateca. 1740
MediumGlass
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/16 x 4 5/8 in. (8.1 x 11.7 cm)
Base: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 3/16 x 4 5/8 in. (8.1 x 11.7 cm)
Base: 4 3/16 in. (10.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6903
Not on view
DescriptionSweetmeat dish of clear glass in the form of a nautilus shell. Decorated with polished cut ovals. On a solid facet cut baluster stem. Large round foot with a slash cut rim and oval and slash cuts on the bottom.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published References_Glassammlung Helfried Krug_, Munich, 1965, pl. 241, for similar dish. Kunstgewerbemuseum der Stadt Koln, GLAS, 1963 catalogue, pg. 141, #312, called a Bohemian mid-18th century, similar sweetmeat cup.
ca. 1760
