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beaker

Object NameBeaker (Ranftbecher)

Maker Georg Lamprecht

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1820

TechniqueBlown, cut, enameled, gilded, stained

SizeOverall H: 11.1 cm; Rim Diam: 8.5 cm; Base Diam: 7.6 cm

Accession Number91.3.2

Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Austria, Vienna

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilded, stained. Waisted, cylindrical shape, with thick, flared foot; the rim polished and gilded; the sides decorated with a continuous landscape with palm tree and other luxurious plants in the background, in grisaille enamel on a translucent white background, featuring two groups of birds, one white (Egrets), the other black (Cassowaries), identified below in script "Ardea Egretta / earumque ova" and "Struthiones Casuarii / M: et F:"; the base with cut vertical grooves, completely gilded; the flat bottom with cut star, entirely stained yellow.
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