bowl
Object NameFooted Bowl
Manufacturer
Schaffgotsch Glashütte
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1922
Place MadeSilesia, Schreiberhau, Hermsdorf
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 17.2 cm; Rim Diam: 14.3 cm; Foot Diam: 9.4 cm
Accession Number90.3.46
Credit LineGift of Christopher Sheppard
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Deep, tapered, straight-sided bowl with rounded base; engraved crowned coat of arms on one side, a lengthy engraved inscription in gothic letters on the opposite side, "Ehrenpreis / gestiftet von / Friedrich Reichsgraf Schaffgotsch / Warmbrunn / für den Skilauf / Seidorf 1922."; signed below the inscription in block letters "P.M."; the lower one-third of the bowl with two rows of rectangular cut facets, tops of the top row of facets rounded; hollow trumpet stem and foot, covered with rows of cut rectangular facets; foot faceted and polygonal; polished foot rim.Provenance
Source
Christopher Sheppard
(d. 2015) - 1990-04-12
