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Object NameJug
Engraver
Hermann Müller
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1865-1875
Place MadeScotland; Bohemia (engraved)
Techniqueblown, engraved
SizeH: 36.3 cm, D: 17.2 cm, W (incl. handle): 18.3 cm
Accession Number86.3.105
Credit LineGift in memory of Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionJug. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved; ovoid body; tall, cylindrical neck with inverted bell-shaped rim; bulge at base of neck; applied inverted loop handle; large domed foot; elaborately engraved decoration; body divided into 4 rounded panels, one with partially-clad man, crowned, flanked by 2 children; the panel on opposite side depicting a seated, draped woman, with a child asleep at her right, a winged putto at her left; front panel with an angel carrying a small child; the back panel with an angel scattering flowers, with a putto at her back; urn of fruit with swags at the sides engraved at the base of the handle; matte flat foot rim with band of polished circular facets (no pontil mark).Provenance
Source
Sotheby & Co.
- 1986-12-08
Source
Charles H. and Alice Wendt Voorhees Collection
- 1986-12-08
