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Object NameCovered Urn
Makerpossibly
Harrach Glasshouse
(f. 1712)
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1780-1790
Place MadeBohemia, Novy Svet (Neuwelt)
Techniquemold-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 26.7 cm, Diam (max): 13.6 cm
Accession Number82.3.16
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionOpaque white non-lead glass; mold-blown, enameled, gilded. (a) Mold-blown cup-shaped rim with gilded, cut edge, waisted reel- shaped section below; rounded rib and bulbous lower sections: polychrome enameled decoration of two landscape scenes in oval pink and yellow panels, with swags of green foliage and blue ribbons around it, linked by blue ribbon swags and flowers; with floral pendant swags below; mold-blown stepped square foot with triangular plinth above, decorated with stylized floral sprays, and a double red outline band at the base of the plinth, floral swags around the foot. (b) Stepped, domed shape, with inset brim; enameled decoration of polychrome floral swags held by pink ribbons on a gold band; similar swags on the level above; inverted baluster finial, the top half gilded.Provenance
Former Collection
Philip H. Bradley
- 1982
about 1500-1525
1880-1900
1880-1900
1880-1900
1800-1810