beaker
Object NameFooted Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1720-1730
Place MadeGermany, probably Saxony, Dresden
Techniquefree-blown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm; Rim Diam: 8.9 cm; Foot Diam: 9.8 cm
Accession Number57.3.41
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear heavy glass; wear marks; free-blown, cut and engraved. High conical foot with pontil mark, curving to short solid cylindrical stem, thistle-bowl; engraved and cut decoration: around rim of foot zigzag frieze with leaf-like continuations and accompanied by small disks, band with disks around stem, lower part of bowl is faceted; on the bowl a frieze including tendrils forming three circles with enclosed flowers; three playing children and one dog; rim is beveled at inside.Provenance
Former Collection
Jena Von Bardeleben
Source
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne
