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Cruet

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Cruet by Lino Tagliapietra features a bulbous pink glass vessel with a handle and a stopper. The vessel has a spherical base with a diamond-like pattern. The top half of the vessel is red while the bottom half is white with a red gradient. The handle is attached to the right side and is white with pink on the end. The stopper is pink and bulbous with small indentations. The background is gray with a shadow cast to the right.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Blown satin cranberry glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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