wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1730
Place MadeEurope; probably Saxony
Techniqueblown, blown-molded, enameled (painted ?), gilt
SizeH: 13 cm; D (rim): 7.3 cm, (foot): 6.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.419
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, blown-molded, enameled (painted ?), gilt. Tapered, straight-sided, conical bowl, with finely painted and gilt chinoiserie decoration; two hatted monkeys on an elaborate urn, two "oriental" figures at the side, one with a parasol, with a dragon flying overhead, and a dog standing beside a tree, holding a chain attached to one of the monkeys; the figures in polychrome, backed with green paint; molded four-sided pedestal stem, with long, slender air bubble; disk foot with painted and gilt foliate sprays, and a border of dotted semicircles, matching a border on the rim; the gilt areas backed in red; small rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
