beaker
Object NameBeaker (Ranftbecher) with a View of Prague
Maker
Anton Kothgasser Studio
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1820
Place Madeprobably Bohemia (glass); Austria, Vienna (enameled)
Techniqueblown, cut, enameled, gilded, stained
SizeOverall H: 11 cm; Rim Diam: 8.4 cm; Foot Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number91.3.3
Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
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 rectangular panel containing a transparent-enameled, minutely-detailed view of a town square, with a large building with tower and clock at the left, the dome and twin spires of a church in the center background, and the facade and spires of another church at the right; identified in gold script on a yellow silver-stained panel below: "Ansicht des Hauptplatzes von der Altstadt Prag"; the view framed on the top and sides with narrow yellow silver-stained bands decorated with gilded formal foliate devices; a gilded arcade band with pendant arrows and foliage around the reverse side, below the rim; gilded band on the foot; the sides of the foot decorated with cut vertical grooves; the bottom flat, with cut and yellow silver-stained star.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Lena (K. F.) Landegger
