Description:

The honeycomb pattern on this bowl was made by facet-cutting. To do this, the bowl was blown and cooled then the surface was ground down with a wheel at regular intervals to make the pattern.

Glass, facet-cut
Height: 5.7 cm, diameter: 7.2 cm

Chinese Description:

玻璃杯 中国，清代，约1800-1900 这玻璃碗的龟甲纹饰以轮刻法制成。工匠先吹出碗的形状，再将碗置于旋转轮盘以特定速度旋转，研磨出龟甲纹饰。 玻璃，磨花

Creator: Unknown

Date: 1800-1900, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4689