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Object NameTumbler with the Arms of Marie Antoinette
Made FromNon-Lead Glass, Leather
Dateabout 1790
Place MadeFrance
TechniqueFree-blown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 9.3 cm; Rim Diam (max): 8.5 cm; Base Diam (max): 5.5 cm
Accession Number50.3.10
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This beaker was possibly once the property Marie Antoinette.
Physical DescriptionTumbler with the Arms of Marie Antoinette. Colorless non-lead glass; free-blown, cut and engraved. (a) Straight-sided cylindrical form flaring widely at rim; at bottom, wide band of deeply cut triangular flutes forming a serrated edge and extending on base to center; above flutes, on one side, engraved vignette with stylized vertical flower spray flanking scene of dog chasing bird in flight toward urn on pedestal and, on the other, finely engraved coat of arms of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, within wreath of small flowers and leaves in groups of three; at top, wreath motifs repeated in wide circlet. (b) Red leather case, truncated cone form, tooled medallion on top.
Provenance
Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1941-11-22-1950-10-01
Steuben purchased at Parke-Bernet Galleries' auction, New York, NY, Saturday 22 November 1941 at 2:00pm, lot no. 300
Former Collection Louis XVII (French, 1785-1795)
One of a group of well authenticated small objects d'art belonging to the ill-fated Louis XVI, to Queen Marie Antoinette, to the Dauphin Louis XVII, and to their daughter the Dauphine Marie Therese. They come from the following sources: the Abbe Poupart, cure de St. Eustache, Confessor to the King and Queen; Mme. de Dillon, a maid of honor; M. Huret, one of the prison guards of the royal family; Citizen Courtois, a member of the Conventions; Mme. Germaine Elizabeth Talon, the Dauphin's nurse; and the De Vathaire to whom certain objects were bequeathed by the Duchesse de Berri. These are for the most part described in the catalogues of the Collection Alvin-Beaumont (Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 1905) and of the Collection A. B. (pubd. by E. Bernard, {Paris)
Former Collection Marie Thérèse (French, 1778-1851)
One of a group of well authenticated small objects d'art belonging to the ill-fated Louis XVI, to Queen Marie Antoinette, to the Dauphin Louis XVII, and to their daughter the Dauphine Marie Therese. They come from the following sources: the Abbe Poupart, cure de St. Eustache, Confessor to the King and Queen; Mme. de Dillon, a maid of honor; M. Huret, one of the prison guards of the royal family; Citizen Courtois, a member of the Conventions; Mme. Germaine Elizabeth Talon, the Dauphin's nurse; and the De Vathaire to whom certain objects were bequeathed by the Duchesse de Berri. These are for the most part described in the catalogues of the Collection Alvin-Beaumont (Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 1905) and of the Collection A. B. (pubd. by E. Bernard, {Paris)
Former Collection Marie Antoinette (1755-1793)
One of a group of well authenticated small objects d'art belonging to the ill-fated Louis XVI, to Queen Marie Antoinette, to the Dauphin Louis XVII, and to their daughter the Dauphine Marie Therese. They come from the following sources: the Abbe Poupart, cure de St. Eustache, Confessor to the King and Queen; Mme. de Dillon, a maid of honor; M. Huret, one of the prison guards of the royal family; Citizen Courtois, a member of the Conventions; Mme. Germaine Elizabeth Talon, the Dauphin's nurse; and the De Vathaire to whom certain objects were bequeathed by the Duchesse de Berri. These are for the most part described in the catalogues of the Collection Alvin-Beaumont (Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 1905) and of the Collection A. B. (pubd. by E. Bernard, {Paris)
Former Collection Alvin-Beaumon (French)
One of a group of well authenticated small objects d'art belonging to the ill-fated Louis XVI, to Queen Marie Antoinette, to the Dauphin Louis XVII, and to their daughter the Dauphine Marie Therese. They come from the following sources: the Abbe Poupart, cure de St. Eustache, Confessor to the King and Queen; Mme. de Dillon, a maid of honor; M. Huret, one of the prison guards of the royal family; Citizen Courtois, a member of the Conventions; Mme. Germaine Elizabeth Talon, the Dauphin's nurse; and the De Vathaire to whom certain objects were bequeathed by the Duchesse de Berri. These are for the most part described in the catalogues of the Collection Alvin-Beaumont (Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 1905) and of the Collection A. B. (pubd. by E. Bernard, {Paris)
Former Collection Louis XVI (French, 1745-1793)
One of a group of well authenticated small objects d'art belonging to the ill-fated Louis XVI, to Queen Marie Antoinette, to the Dauphin Louis XVII, and to their daughter the Dauphine Marie Therese. They come from the following sources: the Abbe Poupart, cure de St. Eustache, Confessor to the King and Queen; Mme. de Dillon, a maid of honor; M. Huret, one of the prison guards of the royal family; Citizen Courtois, a member of the Conventions; Mme. Germaine Elizabeth Talon, the Dauphin's nurse; and the De Vathaire to whom certain objects were bequeathed by the Duchesse de Berri. These are for the most part described in the catalogues of the Collection Alvin-Beaumont (Hotel Drouot, Paris, June 1905) and of the Collection A. B. (pubd. by E. Bernard, {Paris)