beaker

Object NameBeaker

Maker Anton Kothgasser Studio

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1820-about 1830

Place MadeBohemia

Techniqueblown, cut, stained, enameled, silvered, gilt

SizeH: 10.9 cm, W: 8.1 cm

Accession Number79.3.213

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, stained, enameled, silvered, gilt. Waisted shape with heavy disk foot, rim notched; star-cut, yellow stained bottom; glass gilt on the inside, silvered (now black) on the outside, except for a rectangular reverse, framed with gilt foliate borders on a yellow stained ground, enclosing a view of a cathedral (St. Steven's); inscribed in gold script on the frame below: "La cathedrale de St_ Etienne a Vienne."
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation