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Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
Beaker
Museum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection.
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Beaker

DepartmentIslamic Art
CultureIslamic
Date13th century
MediumGlass with red enamel and gilding
Dimensionsh. 3 in. (7.6 cm)
max diam.: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase: Stark-Willson Collection
Object number86.138.410
Geography
Probable place madeSyria
DescriptionFree-blown beaker of colorless glass flaring to rounded rim. Flattened base with added thread of glass for stability; pontil mark. On upper and lower body, intricate leaf pattern in gold leaf with added details in red enamel.Label TextThe lip and base of this beaker are decorated with intricate floral registers in applied gold leaf and red enamel. (G. D. Scott, III, 2003)ProvenanceBy purchase, the Stark family, Orange, Texas, between 1927 and 1929; by bequest, the Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation, 1965; by purchase, the San Antonio Museum of Art with funding from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willson, 1986Exhibition History"From a Fiery Furnace: The Ancient Art of Glassmaking," San Antonio Museum of Art, July 5-October 12, 2003.

"The Arts of the Islamic World: A Survey," San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, September 15-November 27, 2016
Not on view
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