wine glass

Object NameGilded Wineglass

Makerprobably Theodor Witzka

Made FromGlass, Gilding

Dateabout 1885-1900

Place MadeBohemia, probably Novy Bor (Haida)

Techniqueblown, tooled, applied, gilded

SizeOverall H: 19 cm, Diam: 7.2 cm

Accession Number2009.3.73 B

Credit LineGift of the Underhill Family

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless glass; blown, tooled, applied; gilded. Wineglass has a cup-shaped bowl that sits atop a stem with descending sized bubbles atop a domed foot. The top of the stem has three raspberry prunts with gilded pattern of two lines a circle of dots and two more lines between each prunt. Every other bubble on the stem has a gilded line along the edge. The bowl and the top of the foot are decorated with gilded flowers and garland.
Provenance

Source Margaret Doherty - 2010-01-29