wine glass
Object NameWineglass with Beadwork
Made FromNon-lead glass, Foil
Dateabout 1820-1840
Place Madepossibly France; possibly Bohemia
TechniqueBlown, cut, knitted
SizeH: 13.6 cm, D (rim): 6.1 cm
Accession Number80.3.22 A
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Roses in Glass
Life on a String: 35 Centuries of the Glass Bead
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionWineglass with Beadwork. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, woven beaded covering. (A) Tall, bell-shaped bowl; short, straight stem; circular foot; two-thirds of bowl, stem and foot are covered with closely-woven beadwork, with a band of colored flowers at the top and around the foot; the rest, a colorless ground with scattered "florettes" of blue and gold beads; strips of silver-colored metal foil inserted between the bowl and the woven backing for the beadwork. (B) Tall, bell-shaped bowl; short, straight stem; circular foot with ground pontil mark; two-thirds of the bowl, stem and the foot are covered with closely-woven beadwork, with a band of colored flowers at the top and at the foot rim; the rest an opalescent white ground with pairs of faceted gold beads and blue beads spaced across the surface; strips of silver-colored metal foil inserted between the bowl and the fabric backing for the beads.Provenance
Source
Rudolf von Strasser
- 1980-06-05
about 1820-1840
about 1820-1840
1840-1860
about 1820-1840
1820-1840
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