beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1849
Place MadeNorthern Bohemia
TechniqueBlown, cut, enameled, gilt
SizeOverall H: 11.3 cm, Diam: 8 cm
Accession Number65.3.93
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
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 and opaque white non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilt. Tapered bowl with stepped disk foot; white overlay on colorless; gilt rim; sides with cut stylized leaf decoration; foot rims with cut ovals; sides decorated with enameled floral sprays and gilt scrolls; bottom engraved (in reverse) with inscription "d:1tenJuly/1849".Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
