Sommeliers

Object NameBordeaux Wine Glass

Designer Claus Josef Riedel (Austrian, b. Bohemia, 1925-2004)

Factory Riedel Glas Austria

Made FromGlass

Datedesigned in 1973; made in 1982

Place MadeAustria, Kufstein

SizeH (A): 21.6 cm, (B): 20.8 cm, (C): 17.5 cm, (D): 17.9 cm, (E): 19.4 cm, (F) 19.6 cm

Accession Number83.3.222 K

Credit LineGift of Riedel Crystal of America

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine

On ViewGather Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless glass. (A) Ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Bordeaux, Chianti, Classico; (B) ovoid bowl, slightly turned out rim, slender stem, plain foot, Young White Wine; (C) cup shape bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Odd White Wine; (D) thistle shape bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Rose; (E) ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Dessert Wines; (F) ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Port Wine; (G) bulbous bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Burgundy; (H) round funnel bowl, solid at base, slender stem, slightly domed foot, Champagne; (I) hemispherical bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Moscato, Spumante; (J) trumpet shape bowl, slightly domed foot, "Carsten's" Flute; (K) large ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Bordeaux-Goblet; (L) large, slightly bulbous bowl, flared at rim, slender stem, slightly domed foot, Burgundy; (M) cone shape bowl, slender stem, slightly domed foot, Martini; (N) ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Sherry; (O) ovoid bowl, slender stem, plain foot, Red Wine.
Provenance

Source Riedel Crystal of America - 1983-11-28