(PC-102)


  • Region: Likely Shiraz, Persia.
  • Estimated Date of Production: Mid to late 1600s.
  • Dimensions: 268 mm in height, 120 mm in circumference.
  • Weight: 496 grams.
  • Colour: Aqua.
  • Technique:

    Blowpipe pontilled, freeblown, ribbed, everted lip, 17 clockwise turns of glass threading on neck, blown from a single piece of glass (foot not added later). Curiously, as of May 2013, the open space in the foot appears to be 80-85% filled with cloudy liquid. Curious to know how and when it got trapped inside.

  • Description:

    Very crude glass, filled with impurities.

  • Built By:
  • Provenance: Purchased March 2013 from Paris, France.
  • Condition: Minor loss of glass stringing on the neck. Some external areas of staining – likely a dug piece.
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  • Related Works outside of this collection:

    One footed decanter in a collection in Australia, six in a collection in India.