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tumbler

Object NameTumbler, encrusted

Makerpossibly Baccarat

Made FromLead glass, gold foil

Dateabout 1840-1860

TechniqueBlown, cut, encased, enameled metal foil

SizeOverall H: 10.6 cm, Diam: 8.8 cm

Accession Number84.3.114

Credit LineClara S. Peck Endowment Fund

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

France

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, cut, encased, enameled metal foil. Cylindrical shape, sides and base heavily cut; plain rim, above a band with two oval convex panels on opposite sides, one enclosing the medal of the Legion of Honor, a red and gold ribbon with suspended crown above a five-armed white cross, with male portrait in the center, facing sinister, within a blue ring inscribed in gold "HENRI IV ROI DE FRANCE ET DE NAV.", with a green laurel wreath behind the cross; in the other panel, a medal with red ribbon, suspending a four-armed white cross, with gold fleur-de-lis at the angles; with a figure of a knight in gold armor, holding green rings (wreaths), on an orange, blue and white oval field, encircled by an oval blue ring inscribed in gold "LUDOV.MAG.INST.1693."; oval panels framed with relief-carved ribbed oval leaves at either side; separated by vertical rectangular panels of sharp diamonds; a band of prismatic cutting below; bold radial ribbing cut on the base, ending in rounded bosses on the side.
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