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Tumbler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tumbler by Lino Tagliapietra. The cup is tall and tapered with a wide mouth and a flat bottom. The exterior of the cup has diagonal stripes that run from the lower left to the upper right. The stripes are orange and get gradually lighter toward the bottom. The inside of the cup and the bottom are white. The background is gray and gets darker toward the top. A shadow falls to the right of the cup.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1885
Medium:
Blown satin peach and pink glass
Culture:
British
Dimensions:
468 × 624 px
Museum record:
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