beaker
Object NameBeaker (Ranftbecher) with a View of Dresden
Maker
Anton Kothgasser Studio
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1820-1830
Place MadeBohemia (glass); Austria, Vienna (enameled)
Techniquemold-blown, cut, enameled, gilded, stained
SizeOverall H: 11 cm; Rim Diam: 8.1 cm
Accession Number91.3.98
Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, enameled, gilded, stained. Flared, cylindrical bowl, on a solid, disk-shaped foot; the rim cut and chamfered on the inside, gilded; a rectangular panel on the front of the glass, framed with a pale yellow stained band decorated with repeated stylized florets and foliage, enclosing a polychrome enameled scene with river, bridge, and several people in the foreground, buildings in the background; a yellow-stained trapezoidal panel below, outlined with gilding, inscribed "Dresden" in the center, flanked by florets and palmettes; a short border of gilt florets and foliage on the reverse of the glass, below the rim; gilt horizontal lines at the foot; cut vertical facets on the side of the foot; the bottom polished flat with cut, yellow-stained star in the center.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Lena (K. F.) Landegger
