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Glass bowl

Object Details

Description
Small, thin-walled, conical, light green clear glass bowl. The sides and bottom show regular depressions from the glass being blown into a mold. A rough pontil mark on the base can be seen on the inset bottom. Scattered bubbles throughout the glass.
Provenance
To 1997
Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek, Blairstown, Iowa. [1]
From 1997
Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek, Blairstown, Iowa. [2]
Notes:
[1] See Curatorial Remark 4 in the object record.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Study Collection
Previous custodian or owner
Kathryn Scott Kubichek (American, 1919-2008)
Clarence Kubichek (1916-2008)
Data Source
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Date
Late 9th-early 10th circa
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence and Kathryn Kubichek in memory of Gladys Scott
Medium
Light green, clear glass
Dimensions
H x W x D: 4.8 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm (1 7/8 x 4 x 4 in)
Type
Vessel
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