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Object NameAgatin Plate

Maker Joseph Zich

MakerProbably Glassworks of the Count of Buquoy

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1830-1840

Place MadeSouthern Bohemia or Austria, (Jachymov) Joachimsthal

Techniqueblown, cut, stained (?)

SizeOverall Diam: 24.6 cm

Accession Number84.3.26

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionGrey, brown, black non-lead glass; blown, cut, stained (?). Flat, circular shape, with a deep circular well with flat bottom at the center; the sides cut with a series of five raised trilobed foliate devices, the one in the center with polished oval facet, the two on either side with cut curved grooves; the backgrounds cut in concave panels; the rim of the well tapered; the back black; the foot cut in a series of concave panels around a polished concave disk.
Provenance

Source Hansueli Frolich - 1984-04-24