beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1830
Place MadeJizera Mountains (Isergebirge); Northern Bohemia, around Jablonec nad Nisou (Gablonz)
Techniqueblown, gilt, painted, cut
SizeH: 10.8 cm, D (rim): 8.1 cm, (base): 6.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.227
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, gilt, painted, cut. Slightly waisted beaker with flared rim; flat bottom with cut star; outside of the glass completely gilt, then painted with a mottled copper-brown paint; an oval panel at the front contains a portrait of a man in military uniform, wearing various orders, including the Golden Fleece; gilt border.Provenance
Former Collection
Walter F. Smith
Former Collection
Viktor Schick
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
1870-1880
