beaker

Object NameBeaker

Maker Johann Josef Mildner

Made FromLead Glass

Date1805

Techniqueblown, diamond-point engraved, zwischengold

SizeH: 11.4 cm, D(rim): 7.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.297

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

Place Made

Austria

Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless lead glass; blown, diamond-point engraved; zwischengold additions. Slightly tapered straight-sided circular shape; with separate conforming rims set on the top and bottom, an oval panel on the side, and a circular panel on the bottom; top band decorated with blue forget-me-nots and green leaves against a gold ground on the outside, and a gold chain against a red ground on the inside; oval panel framed with forget-me-nots around the foliated initials "EH" against a red ground, the back of the panel in silver, inscribed "Zum/Andenken" and "Mildner fee: a Guttenbrunn/1805" below; lower band decorated with forget-me-nots and leaves against a gold ground on the outside, and plain silver on the inside; circular base panel decorated with a gold and white multi-pointed star on the bottom, and foliated initials "FR" on the inside, surrounded by a wreath of gold flowers, against a red ground; sides of the glass decorated with diamond-point garlands, stars, tassels, and spiral ribbon; oval panel framed with diamond-point spiral ribbon.
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