beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1880-1900
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, cut, double-walled, gilt, silvered
SizeH: 9.2 cm, D: 7.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.763
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
VENINI - Glass and Design in a World Perspective
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, double-walled, gilt, silvered. Tapered, circular form, with two close-fitting beakers, nested one inside the other, and white a separate disk of glass set in the base; the outer beaker with cut vertical panels; gold and silver foil decoration between the two beakers, consisting of gold band at the rim, with wavy border beneath; a wide band with a group of men setting up an altar, woman scattering flowers, and three man playing musical instruments; a border of repeated shells at the base, above a plain gold band; the base with circular medallion depicting a woman pouring liquid into a bowl, held by a seated nude man (Hercules) holding a club, and sitting on an animal skin; backed with transparent red.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
