trembleuse

Object NameTrembleuse with Saucer

Maker Glassworks of the Count of Buquoy

Made FromNon-lead (?) glass

Dateabout 1820-1840

Place MadeSouthern Bohemia, possibly Jiretin pod Jedlovou (Sankt Georgenthal); Southern Bohemia, possibly Stribrny Vrch (Silberberg)

Size(a,b) H: 10.8 cm; (a) H: 6.6 cm, D(max): 15 cm; (b) H: 7.5 cm, D(max): 7.3 cm

Accession Number75.3.88 A

Credit LineGift of Rudolf von Strasser

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries

The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTrembleuse with Saucer. Black (amethyst), probably non-lead glass; blown-molded, gilt. (a) Circular shape; tapered bowl flared at the top; expanding toward the rounded flange near the base; gilt on the exterior with a continuous Chinoiserie scene; interior gilt; cylindrical foot with flat, ground bottom; (b) Circular shape, with shallow, dish-shaped top, elaborately gilt on the inside with a continuous Chinoiserie scene; hollow base, open to the top, of spreading form, rounded at the bottom, with an inset, ground circular foot; gilt lines on the exterior.
Provenance

Source Rudolf von Strasser