tumbler
Object NameTumbler
Maker
Johann Josef Mildner
Made FromGlass, gold leaf
Date1796
Place MadeAustria
TechniqueFree-blown, set-in (cemented) medallions and hoops
SizeH: 10.5 cm, D (rim): 6.8 cm
Accession Number53.3.33
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Side Winter Antiques Show
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear glass; slight wear marks; free-blown, with set-in (cemented) medallions and hoops. Cylindrical tumbler; around rim and bottom two hoops in red (amethyst) against a golden background and with silver-flowers (forget-me-nots), the top one bearing an engraved inscription on the inside: "So viel Freund-und Nahmensfeste, als der Becher Tropfen haeld, soll Frau Loischen noch erleben, bloss zur Freude dieser Weld. 1796"; the medallion on the body shows on the outside a wreath of silver- flowers on red against a golden background, surrounding a golden initial "S.A." (or "A.S.") on a green background, and on the inside an inscription engraved through the gold-leaf: "Aus Liebe und Dankbarkeit gewidmet von ihrem ergebensten Die ner Jos. Mildner"; the bottom-medallion has on the outside a multi-pointed star in gold- and silverleaf, on the inside the portrait of St. Aloysius, gold on red, holding crucifix and flower.Provenance
Former Collection
Frederick Neuberg
F. Neuburg, Silesia and Israel
F. Neuburg, Silesia and Israel
Source
Rosenberg & Stiebel
