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Beaker

Object Name:
Beaker
Object ID:
1957.065.04.135.4
Date:
1800-1900
Description:
Horn Beaker. Conical section. Off-white with some dark brown and black inclusions. Ivory-colored insert in bottom. Top edge slightly chamfered both surfaces. Slight bulge just above foot over bottom insert. Body has a slightly curved shape due to nature of horn section from which it was taken. Two concentric circles turned in bottom insert. Some fine tool marks from bottom piece being turned.
Material:
Skeletal
Dimensions:
H-2.9 Dia-2.1 inches
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Prentis Murphy and Edmund Astley Prentis Jr., in Memory of David Edward Murphy
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