vase
Object NameVase
Maker
Glassworks of the Count of Buquoy
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Dateabout 1818-1840
Place MadeSouthern Bohemia, probably Jiretin pod Jedlovou (Sankt Georgenthal); Southern Bohemia, probably Stribrny Vrch (Silberberg)
TechniqueMold-blown, cut, gilt, stained
SizeH: 7 5/8", W (rim) 9 1/8"
Accession Number62.3.21
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
The Tradition of the Avant-Garde: Bohemian Glass 1820-1935
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVase. Opaque brick-red non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, gilt, stained. Flared form; polished flat rim, gilt; gilt allover vermicular pattern on the inside, with gilt panels below, each panel with pendant flowers; the exterior stained brown, with cut rounded panels on the sides, outlined at the top in gold; squared foot, with cut flat panels on the sides, and gilt lines at the base of the panels on the side; ground flat base; inscribed in red paint "56-71.8", and in white paint "11153".Provenance
Source
Essex Arts
about 1830-1850
1850-1875
1880-1900
1830-1840
1850-1875
1875-1900