beaker

Object NameBeaker

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1850-1875

Techniqueblown, pattern-molded, stained, engraved, silvered

SizeH: 11.3 cm, D (rim): 8.2 cm

Accession Number79.3.868

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Europe; probably Germany; probably Bohemia

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, pattern-molded, stained, engraved, silvered. Bell-shaped, with flared rim; vertical ribbing on the sides; stained amber over the entire surface; silvered rim; silvered engraved view of a castle on one side, inscribed below "Erdmannsdorf."; silvered foliage and scrolls on the reverse; silvered band at the base; concave bottom, with rough pontil mark.
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