tumbler

Object NameTumbler or Beaker

Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Date1700-about 1730

Place MadeBohemia

TechniqueFree-blown, lacquered, cut, gilded

SizeOverall H: 9.1 cm; Rim Diam (max): 7.8 cm; Base Diam (max): 5.5 cm

Accession Number51.3.223

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTumbler or Beaker. Colorless glass; free-blown, gold and silver leaf and lacquered insets between colorless layers, cut and gilded. Straight sides spreading from flat base and cut in 25 narrow panels; decoration: gold leaf borders at top and bottom of central band with gilded coat of arms in red and gold medallion and dueling scene in greens, reds, silver, and gold showing castle in center background and duelists on each side, and except for coat of arms and gold border, backed with silver foil; on base, inside, gold medallion depicting dog chasing rabbit and on brownish background.
Provenance

Source Rosenberg & Stiebel - 1951-03-23

Former Collection Frederick Neuberg
Leitmaritz, Czechoslovakia and Israel