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wine glass

wine glass

Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1790-1810
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
Techniqueblown, pressed, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 14.7 cm; Rim Diam: 7.1 cm; Foot W: 6.2 cm, Foot D: 6.2 cm
Accession Number79.3.1026
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, pressed, cut, engraved. Ovoid bowl; polished rim; engraved rectangular frame with oval opening inscribed with a script "W" on a pedestal, with floral sprays above; tiny star border; drapery linking the pedestal with four ovals in foliate frames, with floral sprays above, inscribed "Beruhigung/finde in/der/Erinnerung", "Gluck!/sei Dir/die/ Gegenwart", "Heiter/lachte Dir./die/Zuckunft.", and "Spaet!-/ Winke Dir/der Engel der/Friedens"; honeycomb faceting at the base of the bowl; merese, above a spreading, panel-cut foot, with faceted dome, above a square foot with polished faces; polished flat bottom with polished concave pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)