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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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