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Hobnail Finger Bowl

Hobbs, Brockunier and Company

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a pink glass bowl with a distinctive hobnail design. The bowl is circular and short with a wide mouth. The bottom half of the bowl features a hobnail design with many small, raised, rounded bumps. The top half has vertical ridges that are rectangular in shape. The color of the glass is a bright pink; it is more intense at the top and lighter in some areas at the bottom. The background is a gradient of gray, with the bowl casting a shadow to the right. The bowl appears to be made by Hobbs, Brockunier and Company, as indicated by the title "Hobnail Finger Bowl".

Artwork details

Date:
after 1886
Medium:
Pressed cranberry glass
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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