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Object NameHyalith Jug

Maker Harrach Glasshouse (f. 1712)

Maker Glassworks of the Count of Buquoy

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Dateabout 1820-1825

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

Techniqueblown, cut, gilt

SizeH: 5"

Accession Number64.3.101

Curatorial Area(s)

Exhibitions

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

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionHyalith Jug. Black non-lead glass; blown, cut, gilt. Squat, ovoid form; circular neck rim with drawn pointed pouring spout; wide gilt band inside; gilt bands outside, and at the base of the neck; globular body with engraved criss-crossing bands in matte oval panels, with gilt outlines; small gilt loop handle with polished lower terminal; rounded foot rim with gilt band; ground flat base with ground concave pontil mark in the center; inscribed "153" in red paint on the pontil.
Provenance

Source Cecil Davis