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Object NameDish

Maker Ignaz Preissler (German, 1676-1741)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1720-1730

TechniqueMold-blown, cut, black-enameled, gilt

SizeOverall H: 4.7 cm, W: 21 cm, D: 16.4 cm

Accession Number86.3.71

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Bohemia, probably Brasov (Kronstadt)

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, black-enameled, gilt. Shallow, rectangular shape, with canted corners; paneled sides; flat rim with cut edge; six black-enameled and gilt stylized foliate sprays, two on the bottom side of the rim, four on top; the sides rounded and paneled, some with large oval facets; black enameled decoration on the exterior with gilt highlights, two panels with buildings, four with prancing horses, two with birds in floral sprays; cut oval facets below; recessed well with chamfered edge; black enameled village scene inside, with a man smoking a long pipe, seated on a box at the left foreground, with a small dog at his feet; a large broken flat bubble at the side; ground flat bottom.
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