Sweetmeat Dish with Metal Handle

Date1780-1820

Place of ManufactureEurope

MediumMaterial: lead glass; gilded metal

DimensionsOverall (height does not include handle): 5.2 x 6.8 x 8.9 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of T. Clayton Shields

Object number2012.032.028

DescriptionSmall heavy-weight dish of ovoid basket form; Sides made up of vertical panels alternating covex and concave surfaces, convex panels having cut feathered frames; base cut in shallow star pattern; gilded, open-cut, high loop metal handle with gilded tabs and rivets;

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