Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021.

Römer-style wine glass

Datelate 19th-early 20th c.

MediumBlown, applied, tooled, enameled, and gilded glass

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Cynthia and Stuart Katz

Object number2021.45.9

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DescriptionTransparent, light green glass. Cup-shaped bowl decorated with lines of gilding and dots, and central area of highly colorful enameled floral scrolls (red, pink, blue, purple, etc. with white details). Stem is made of hollow form constricted into four bubbles that become smaller until joins mold-blown foot with horizontal ribbing. Applied prunts with raspberry stamp on uppermost bubble of stem. Rows of enameled white dots decorate two of the stem bubbles, and another bubble has alternating pink or blue dotted clusters. Gilded bands on bowl, stem, and top of the foot.