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Ewer

Ewer

Artist Unknown
Date3rd–4th century
MediumGlass: blown into a two-part mold and tooled, with applied elements
DimensionsH. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm) x Max. Diam. 3 in. (7.6 cm); W. (including handle) 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm) x Diam. of rim 2 5/16 in. (5.8 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Mr. George D. Pratt, courtesy of Mrs. Katherine Pendleton Arrington
Object numberG.50.8.17
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceGeorge D. Pratt, Glen Cove, NY (d.1935); given to Katherine Pendleton Arrington, Warrenton, NC, before 1935; given to North Carolina State Art Society, Raleigh, by 1938 (see file photo); on extended loan to the North Carolina Museum of Natural History, Raleigh, ca. 1938-ca.1956.Published ReferencesW. R. Valentiner, "Opening of Four New Galleries of Early Sculpture and Decorative Arts," North Carolina Museum of Art Bulletin 1, no. 2 (Summer 1957), group of donated objects mentioned 21-22.

"Ancient Glass on View in Classical Gallery," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Spring 1987), illus. (b-w) 16 (mistakenly labeled as Balsamarium).

Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: The Foundation of the North Carolina Museum of Art, 1924–1945,” November 27, 2019–February 9, 2020.
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