sweetmeat glass
Object NameSweetmeat Glass
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1750-1760
Place MadeSilesia
Techniqueblown, cut, gilt, engraved
SizeH: 14.5 cm, W (rim): 8.5 cm, D (foot): 7.2 cm
Accession Number79.3.1101
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, gilt, engraved. Oval bowl with tapered straight sides, waisted below; cut and gilt rim with raised small shells at either side, and a shell with engraved foliage at the back; engraved village scene covering the sides and front, with numerous wood buildings, and a central columned pavilion with raised, domed roof; rococo scrolls forming a panel at the back, enclosing the inscription "So Herrschafft/als gasten/bestanding zum/besten"; lower, waisted portion of bowl with cut rounded panels above pointed ovals; disk above a faceted ball knop stem; circular foot with engraved matte triangles; ring of cut ovals in two sizes on the underside of the foot; inscribed "183" in white paint on the underside of the foot.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
Former Collection
Viktor Schick
