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Object NameOval Plate

Designer(central) A. Kuhne

Designer(boarder) J. Storck

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

Made FromNon-Lead Glass

Date1890-1920

Place MadeBohemia

TechniqueBlown, engraved, ground, polished

SizeOverall H: 21 cm, W: 27.5 cm

Accession Number67.3.18

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionOval Plate. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Shallow, oval shape, with upturned rim and ground edge; gently curving sides with shallow center; engraved on the reverse, a female hippocamp in the center, with curled fishes tail, animal forelegs, and human upper torso, holding a large scallop shell in her left hand, containing a crown and pearls, and with cattails and leaves, a scarf, held in her right hand, billows overhead; the sides with delicate scrollwork band, with shells, dolphins, flowers, and foliage; the logo "JIL / M" in ligature engraved at the center, bottom, of the border; polished, flat base.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Benno Bonisch - 1967-04-04