wine glass

Object NameWineglass

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Date1880-1890

Place MadeNorthern Bohemia

TechniqueBown, polished, enameled

SizeH: 5 1/8", W (base): 2 3/4"

Accession Number61.3.168

Credit LineGift of John H. Schuelein-Steel

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, polished, enameled. Flared, thistle-shaped bowl; polished, flat rim; sides decorated with black enamel including a plain band at rim, a wide band on the sides decorated with a continuous landscape, a bagpiper, two dancing peasants, a city in the background, a house and trees on the reverse; plain black band around the bulbous lower section of bowl; short stem with triple annulated knop, center disk outlined with black; spreading disk on circular foot, outlined with a black line and a border of linked arcs and dots; polished, flat base.
Provenance

Source John H. Schuelein-Steel - 1961