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Object NameLithyalin Beaker
Maker Workshop of Friedrich Egermann (Bohemian, 1777-1864)
Maker Friedrich Egermann (Bohemian, 1777-1864)
Made FromPresumably Non-Lead Glass, Enamel, Gold
Date1830-1840; possibly 1839
Place MadeBohemia, Novy Bor (Haida)
TechniqueFree-blown, cut, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 12.3 cm; Rim Diam (max): 9.2 cm; Base Diam (max): 6 cm
Accession Number50.3.110
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionLithyalin Beaker. Green-blue, presumably non-lead glass; free-blown, cut, enameled and gilded. Circular form, half-round molding-like curve at bottom from which sides rise in slight concave curve to rim with inside beveled edge; decoration: gilded rim at top; sides cut in six panels and with henna enamel; on each panel, large relief green-blue (matrix) pointed leaf lozenge with disc at rounded end, edges of leaves and discs gilded, henna enamel on multi-pointed motif on disc; on half-round, six green-blue (matrix) diamond bosses with gilded sides, and, between bosses, leaf and cross motif painted green and gilded, sage green enamel over the henna except for 2.2 cm center, fine scalloped gold line around center and inside saw-tooth edge.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1951-01-04