ornament
Object Name2 Mantle Ornaments
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1850-1860
Place MadeBohemia
TechniqueBlown, overlaid, cut, gilt, enameled
Size(A) H: 29.1 cm, D (Aa)(rim): 13.1 cm; (b-k) H: 9.2-9.4 cm
Accession Number86.3.69
Credit LineBequest of the Estate of Martha J. Herpst
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent ruby-red, opaque white non-lead glasses; blown, overlaid, cut, gilt, enameled. (a) Tall shape, with cup- shaped top; colorless overlay on ruby; rim cut in a series of large and small points, gilt; cup top with tapered, straight sides and rounded base, white overlaid on colorless, on ruby- red; the white cut to leave a series of ten ovals, each with gilt rim, and decorated in polychrome enamels, alternately five bust-length portraits of children and five of floral sprays; random ivy vines cover the ruby background; the curved section pierced with ten drilled holes, each with a metal hook inserted, to hold the prisms; tapered, slender, hollow stem below the cup, covered with meandering gilt ivy; disk over flattened ball knop, with gilt bands; bell-shaped foot with gilt ivy; cut geometric foot rim, outlined with overlapping gilt band outlined with black; no pontil mark. (b-k) Triangular, colorless prisms; three faces on the upper, tapered part cut flat, with elaborate notching on one of the angles to create an ornament; pointed, hexagonal end; attached at the top to a faceted, circular jewel; wire hooks to attach the drop to (a).Provenance
Source
Estate of Martha J. Herpst
1850-1860
1850-1860
1850-1875
about 1830-1850
1870-1880
