beaker
Object NameBeaker
Maker
Gottlob Samuel Mohn
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1808
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, engraved, enameled, stained
SizeH: 10.1 cm, D: 7.4 cm
Accession Number79.3.168
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roses in Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved, enameled, stained. Cylindrical shape; engraved border consisting of a band of polished ovals and a wavy band against a matte band, enameled translucent lavender; sides decorated with six yellow-stained ovals, each containing an enameled black silhouette of a person: husband, wife, and four children, linked by trailing ivy; children's portraits are minutely numbered "1," "2," "3," and "4"; signed "Mohn pinx 18" alongside the husband's portrait oval; on the reverse, an oak wreath enclosing an inscription "Ihr Leben bluhe stets wie diese nie welkende" around a rose "und" forget-me-not flowers; inside of the bottom of the glass stained yellow; polished flat bottom.Provenance
Former Collection
Viktor Schick
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
