flask
Object NameFlask
Maker
Glassfabrik Steyermark
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1840
Place MadeAustria
Techniquemold-blown; half-post method
SizeH: 15.3 cm, D (rim): 3.5 cm
Accession Number70.3.334
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, half-post method. Flattened ovoid shape; straight neck with flared, flat rim; second gather ends just below the neck; rounded shoulders and sides, flat faces; all-over mold-blown decoration of formal palmettes and shells creating four panels, one bearing a male portrait facing sinister, inscribed at the sides "ERHERZOG/IOHAN B"; a trophy of farming tools in another, inscribed at the sides "GLASFAB/K.K.PRIV" and the letters "DBV" above; a crowned shield in another panel, inscribed at the sides "STEYER/MARK"; and in the fourth panel, more farming tools and the date "18/40"; oval base rim; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ernst Hammer
1644
1831
1684
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