beaker
Object NameBeaker with Bear Hunt
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1730-1740
Place MadeBohemia
TechniqueBlown, cut, gold and silver foil
SizeOverall H: 8.4 cm; Rim Diam: 7.5 cm; Base Diam: 5.6 cm
Accession Number79.3.229
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless, non-lead glass; blown, cut, gold and silver foil. Double -walled glass with tapered, panel-cut sides; continuous decoration on engraved gold foil of a bear hunt, with a man attacking a bear with a spear and dogs, a horseman nearby, and a man shooting at two rabbits; between two engraved silver leaf bands of foliate motifs; separate flat disk inserted in the base, with a gold foil motif of a rearing stag against a transparent red background.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
