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Object NameCup and Saucer

Maker Anton Ambrosius Egermann (Bohemian, 1814-1888)

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Dateabout 1835-1850

Techniqueblown, stained (marbled), enameled, silvered, gilt

Size(a,b) H: 7.5 cm; (a) H: 6.9 cm, D(max): 6.7 cm; (b) H: 2.7 cm, D(max): 12.5 cm

Accession Number79.3.388

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935

Place Made

Bohemia, Novy Bor (Haida)

Physical DescriptionCup and Saucer. Opaque black non-lead glass; blown, stained (marbled) brown, enameled, silvered, gilt. (a) Ovoid shape bowl, inside and outside covered with a glossy marbleized brown stain; oval panel at front decorated with a nude woman ("Venus") holding a floral garland, with a winged putti holding a dish of flowers before her; silvered border around oval with silvered band extending from it and encircling the cup; gilt rim; applied loop handle; rounded disk foot; gilt foot rim; (b) low circular shape with ogee sides and everted tilt rim, black glass covered with glossy marbleized brown stain; silvered scroll band below rim.
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