beaker

Object NameCovered Beaker

Made Fromnon-lead glass, gilt

Date1740-1760

Place MadeSilesia

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved, gilt

Size(a&b) H: 17.9 cm; (a) H: 11.9 cm, D (rim): 6.6 cm; (b) H: 7.1 cm, D: 7.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.962

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilt. Tapered, straight-sided bowl, waisted at the base; panel-cut; gilt rim, engraved coats of arms on one side; house on the other side with inscription "Erlaube gutter Freund, ein Glassgen dir zu schencken, Ich fordere zum Lohn, ein werthes angedencken," faceted ball knop stem; disk foot with faceted rim. (b) Domed form with inset brim; panel-cut; gilt band around the shoulder; panel- and oval-cut knob finial mounted on a merese; rough pontil mark on the inside.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979