Trefoil-mouth pitcher

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Before conservation of neck ring
Trefoil-mouth pitcher
Before conservation of neck ring
Artist/Maker
Date4th century CE
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsOverall (Height): 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm) Rim (Diam.): 1 5/16 in. (3.3 cm) Base (Diam.): 1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm) Diameter (Max. diam.): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward S. Burgess, Class of 1879, H1904
Object number1929.105
On view
DescriptionGreenish transparent glass. Trefoil rim with thread wrapped around edge; slightly spreading neck; globular body, cut off at bottom. Vertical band handle, rim to shoulder. Thin thread wrapped around neck and shoulder.
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Additional Details

Exhibition History 1988
Clinton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Ancient Glass: The Hamilton College Collection," March 5- April 24, 1988 (cat. no. 48).
Provenance 1929: Hamilton College (James Library) by bequest of Edward S. Burgess
Published References ANCIENT GLASS FROM THE HAMILTON COLLEGE COLLECTION (exh. cat. Clinton, Emerson Gallery, 1988), 14.
Trefoil-mouth pitcher
Trefoil-mouth pitcher
Unknown artist, Roman Empire
Date: 4th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.104
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Medium: Mold-blown glass
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Jar
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Medium: Blown glass
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Photograph by John Bentham
Jar
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Date: 4th century CE
Medium: Blown glass
Object number: 1929.108
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Unknown artist
Date: c. 4th-5th century CE
Medium: Blown glass with trailing
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