beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1800-1899
Place Madeprobably Austria
Techniqueblown, cut, enamaled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 11 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm
Accession Number65.3.97
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, gilded. Waisted form with flared, facet-cut and purple-enameled foot rim; amber-stained border, heavily gilded, with scratched undulating band, and with lambrequins below; oval panel on the side with transparent enameled male portrait, inscribed "J. Guerin 806"; gilded and amber-stained frame; inscribed in gilded script, "Napoleon Bonaparte" at the sides; amber-stained cut star on bottom.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
