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beaker

Object NameBeaker with Love Allegories

Maker Anton Ambrosius Egermann (Bohemian, 1814-1888)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1835-1850

Techniqueblown, stained, enameled, gilt, silvered

SizeH: 24.7 cm, D(rim): 5.7 cm

Accession Number73.3.448

Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935

Place Made

Bohemia, Novy Bor (Haida)

Physical DescriptionBlack non-lead glass; blown, stained, enameled, gilt, silvered. Tapered shape with bulbous, rounded foot; inset rim cut and coated with a marbleized purple enamel; sides coated with a yellow-green marbleized enamel; a wide central band of silvered (now black) decoration, with foliate scrolls and borders, with three glossy black oval medallions, each decorated with raised white enamel: a nude woman seated on a pedestal, holding a floral swag, with a winged putto offering a dish of fruit standing before her; two nude women, one holding a swag of drapery in front of her, the other carrying a flaming tray; a nude woman, leaning on an altar bearing an arrow-pierced heart, with a swan on top; gold borders above and below; marbled purple enamel on the inside of the beaker.
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