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wine glass

Object NameWineglass with Portrait of General Wittgenstein

Maker Bakhmetiev Crystal Works

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1810-1820

Place MadeRussia, Nikol'skoye

Techniqueblown, overlaid, cut, enameled, gilt

SizeOverall H: 14; Rim Diam: 5.5 cm; Base Diam: 5.1 cm

Accession Number66.3.28

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque white lead glasses; blown, overlaid, cut, enameled, gilt. Straight-sided, cylindrical shape; cut, gilt rim; white overlay oval panel on the front, with polished and gilt rim; brown enameled bust-length portrait of a man facing dexter, in military uniform; inscribed above in Cyrillic " "; the sides with cut horizontal miters; waisted, panel-cut stem; cut square foot incised "X" on the front, lower, chamfered rim, below the portrait; polished concave pontil mark; circular paper sticker, printed "A CHURCHILL GLASS" and inscribed in ink "1.".
Provenance

Source Arthur Churchill (Glass) Ltd.