Sweetmeat or Orange Glass
CultureIrish
Date1780-1810
MediumColorless lead glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 3 3/8 inches (15.24 × 8.56 cm)
Credit LineGift of Eve St. Martin Wallenstein in memory of Marcel H. Wallenstein and Marcelle St. Martin Wallenstein
Object numberF97-5/9
On View
On viewGallery Location
- 110
Collections
Gallery LabelThe height and scalloped rim of this glass
indicate that it was used as a dish for “dry”
sweetmeats or desserts, such as sugared fruit
or nuts to be eaten with spoons, not for “wet”
sweetmeats or punches for drinking.
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