punch cup

Object NamePunch Cup and Saucer

Maker Josephinenhütte

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1875-1900

Place MadeSilesia

TechniqueMold-blown, cut, gilt, enameled

Size(a) H: 5.1 cm, D: 7.2 cm; (b) H: 1.5 cm, W: 10.3 cm

Accession Number78.3.44

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOpalescent greenish, transparent yellow-green non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, gilt, enameled. (a) Ovoid shape, of greenish opalescent glass; cut rim, scalloped to appear as the edges of petals, gilt; the sides with enameled red, yellow, and greenish tulip petals; applied transparent yellow-green branch handle; flat base. (b) Shallow, leaf-shape saucer; curved sides, blown in a mold to create the form of a seven-lobed leaf, each lobe ending in a point; polished, flat rim, with gilt line; gilt veins on the leaves; shallow, flat, circular depression in the center; polished flat base.
Provenance

Source David Seidenberg - 1978-12-29