Forest Glass Beakers are inspired by glass from the Middle Ages. The thornlike protrusions, called prunts, are now decorative but derive from their original function of making a vessel stronger and less likely to fall out of the hand. The prunts are applied as blobs of molten glass to the blown vessel and can be shaped in a variety of ways.
- Title
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Forest Glass Beaker
- Artist
- Date
- 1998
- Location
- Dimensions
- 7 3⁄8 x 3 7⁄8 in. (18.7 x 9.8 cm) diam.
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp in memory of Thomas Hume Slater, Jr.
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- medieval-style blown glass with applied prunts
- Classifications
- Object Number
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1999.6.4
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
