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Egg Cup

Adams and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The egg cup by Adams and Company is a light green glass object. It has a wide mouth and tapers down to a narrower base. The body of the cup features a honeycomb-like pattern of raised, rounded bumps. The base has a wide circular foot with three curved supports that connect to the body of the cup, each adorned with a small spherical glass protrusion. The background is gray and white, transitioning from dark at the top to light at the bottom.

Artwork details

Date:
1870–80
Medium:
Pressed yellow glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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