tumbler
Object NameTumbler Showing Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1830
Place MadeNorthern Bohemia
Techniqueblown, cut, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 11.3 cm, Diam: 7.6 cm
Accession Number69.3.70
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Heads of State
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilded. Cylindrical form with cut, gilded, inset rim; a band of cut diamonds around the base; an oval panel containing the transparent enameled portrait of Emperor Franz I of Austria, with a yellow-stained and gilded border, and flanked by crossed fronds (one with red berries); on the reverse, a cut diminishing lens and the gilded script inscription "Franz lebe ! Oesterreichs hanz !/Der Vater der Deutschen soll leben !/Den Frieden Hat er der Welt/Uns Gluck und Worlstand/gegeben"; cut star on base.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
