beaker

Object NameLithyalin Beaker

Maker Workshop of Friedrich Egermann (Bohemian, 1777-1864)

Made FromGlass

Dateabout 1830-1840

Place MadeBohemia, Novy Bor (Haida)

Techniqueblown, cut, stained, gilt

SizeH: 10.9 cm, D(rim): 9.4 cm, (base): 7.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.180

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass

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

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionLithyalin Beaker. Marbled opaque red glass; blown, cut, stained, gilt. Waisted, petal-cut shape with lobed foot; swirled red on the inside, marbled red and lavender-gray on the outside; decorated with gilt insects and foliage at the top and bottom of each panel, inscribed "E R I N N E R U N G" (one letter on each panel) at the center; gilt insect on the bottom finely notched on the foot rim.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979