beaker
Object NameZwischengoldglas Beaker with Dice
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1725
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 9.3 cm; Rim Diam: 7.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.364
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gold foil decoration; ivory dice. Double-walled glass with tapered, panel-cut sides, with engraved initials "F..A..H.." and the date "1..7..2..5.."; a second, short beaker overlapping the base of the first, with engraved gold foil foliate band at joint; a hollow space remains between the two glasses and encloses three ivory dice cubes, each with circular black markings arranged on each face in numbers from one to six; separate small flat disk inserted in base; with engraved gold foil decoration of a crowned heart with central keyhole, flanked by palm fronds, and with scrolled border.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
