beaker

Object NameBeaker with a portrait of Louis XVIII

Makerpossibly François-Joseph Dupuis (French, b. 1782)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1814-1824

Place MadeFrance, Paris

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 8.9 cm, Diam: 7.9 cm

Accession Number79.3.182

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Cylindrical shape with flat base; band of finely cut diamonds below the rim; matte band around the center, with an oval panel containing a finely-engraved male head, facing right, with sprays of flowers in the background; foliate urns alternating with fleur-de-lis in polished engraving between the portrait medallion and another oval panel on the reverse side (framed with a border of polished diamonds); band of fine diamond cutting above a band of panel cutting, which is decorated with an oak wreath; star-cut base, with fine diamonds in arrowhead panels.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation