beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1875-1900
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown (molded?), cut, enameled, stained, gilt
SizeH: 11.1 cm, D (rim): 8.6 cm
Accession Number79.3.781
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown (molded ?), cut, enameled, stained, gilt, transfer printed. Waisted, circular form; the sides flaring from a rounded base to the top rim; the rim cut flat and gilded; rectangular panel on the side, with gilded border, around a yellow-stained frame with black enameled dots alternating with back-to-back C-scrolls; enclosing a minutely enameled transfer-printed depiction of a crowned male figure, with gold halo, on horseback, carrying a flag; inscribed above "H. Wenzl"; inscribed below "Versammelt mir meine Getreuen, die uber den/Opfer einen Zund mit mir machen"; gilt line around the base; the bottom polished flat.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
1870-1880
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1662
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