Collection Highlights
Cake board
Date:
1825-1835
Object Number:
1937.1562
Medium:
Wood (possibly mahogany)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Wine glasses (2)
Object Number:
1957.21ab
Date:
1880-1910
Medium:
Glass
Dimensions:
each: 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. ( 11.1 x 8.3 cm )
Description:
Pair of colorless lead glass wine glasses; wide, rounded funnel-shaped bowl engraved with coat of arms composed of lizard above shield with two lizard heads above chevron band and one below; stem with knop at midway point; circular base.
Gallery Label:
According to the accession records, this pair of wine glasses belonged to Eugene Langdon of Washington Square, the grandfather of the donor. The crest is that of the Langdon family.
Credit Line:
Gift of Marchesa Anne Pellegrini-Quarantotti
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
