Tazza
The American attribution of this piece is questionable because similar pieces are known to be of English origin. However, a case can be made for the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company, which by the 1880s had begun to make machine-threaded, Venetian-inspired glass under the supervision of Nicholas Lutz, who joined the firm in 1869. The applied glass berry over the pontil and the expanded diamond design may prove to be clues to the correct identification of the manufacturer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Tazza
- Maker: Possibly Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (American, 1825–1888, Sandwich, Massachusetts)
- Date: 1880–88
- Geography: Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Blown amber glass with applied threaded decoration
- Dimensions: H. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm); Diam. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Emily Winthrop Miles, 1946
- Object Number: 46.140.365
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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