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Hobnail Finger Bowl

Hobbs, Brockunier and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Clear glass bowl with a ribbed top edge and a body covered in hobnail or "dimpled" decoration. The bowl has a wide mouth and a rounded body. The rim of the bowl features vertical ribs. The lower portion of the bowl is adorned with numerous small circular protrusions. The background is a plain wall and surface, light gray and white respectively. The image is in black and white.

Artwork details

Date:
after 1886
Medium:
Pressed colorless and opaque cranberry glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
599 × 407 px
Museum record:
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