miniature

Object NameMiniature sweetmeat

Maker J. & L. Lobmeyr (Austrian, f. 1823)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1870

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 7.4 cm, W: 4 cm, Foot L: 5.7 cm

Accession Number79.3.632

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Austria

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Oval, waisted bowl, with rounded sides; the rim cut, with curved elevation at the smaller end; engraved landscape, with the figure of a man lying on the ground, a putto at the back playing a harp, and a woman lying on her back, her arm upraised, with sheep in the distance; cut raised wave panel at the base, with engraved crowned coat of arms at the front, and scrollwork; stem with faceted knop between two mereses, above a faceted inverted baluster; shield-shaped flat foot with engraved scrolls, and a shell and the Lobmeyr signature in a small circle.
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