beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1830-1840
Place MadeNorthern Bohemia
Techniqueblown (probably mold-blown), cut, enameled,stained
SizeOverall H: 12 cm; Rim Diam: 8.1 cm
Accession Number92.3.20
Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionBeaker. Colorless non-lead glass; blown (probably mold-blown, cut, enameled, stained, gilded. Waisted shape; the rim tapered and gilded; the sides panel-cut, with small relief-cut circular panels on each side, alternately with cut and crosshatched pairs or sets of four pointed ovals with radial cutting between, one panel plain, with engraved and gilded script monogram, "PJ"; the sides with yellow-stained background, covered with heavy black enamel scratched to form delicate foliate patterns where the stain shows through; the lower part of the sides bulbous, with relief-cut rounded fans, enameled in translucent light green, with black enamel and yellow stained decoration between, like that on the sides, above; the bottom with cut radial rounded ribs.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Lena (K. F.) Landegger
