beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1730-about 1740
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, cut, gold foil decoration
SizeH: 7.9 cm, D(rim): 6.8 cm, (base): 5.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.235
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Cup of Kindness
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, gold foil decoration. Double-walled glass with tapered, panel-cut sides; continuous engraved gold leaf decoration of a horseman and dog pursuing two boars, while another aims a rifle at them; gilded borders above and below, that at the bottom being a band of foliate motifs; separate flat disk inserted in base, with stylized floral motif in gold foil against transparent red background.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
1701-1800
