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Sherbet Dish

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Sherbet Dish by Louis Comfort Tiffany. A green glass dish with a rounded body and a wavy rim. The body has vertical ribbing that runs from the base to the top. The ribbing is smooth and rounded. The color of the body fades from a light green at the top to a slightly darker green towards the bottom. The inside of the dish is white. The rim is wavy with 7 peaks and troughs. The dish is sitting on a gray surface, casting a shadow to the right. The background is a gradient gray.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Blown satin yellow and opaque white glass
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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