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Beaker

Beaker

 
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Object Name: 
Beaker
Department
European
Maker(s)
Gernheim Glasshouse ((founded in 1812 in German)), Maker
Place Made: 
Germany
Date: 
1825-1875
Color
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colorless
Technique
blown
copper-wheel engraved
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cold-working
Material
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glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 10.3 cm, Diam (max): 8.9 cm
Accession Number: 
2011.3.122
Credit Line: 
Gift in memory of Margaret Kluepfel Bogardus from Egbert Hal and Jean C. Bogardus
Location: 
Not on Display
Description
Colorless glass; blown, cold-worked, copper-wheel engraved. Cylindrical colorless glass beaker with flared rim and wall that curves in slightly at base. Garland of rose flowers form a cartouche inscribed with the word “Tante” (German for ‘aunt’). The rim is decorated with a reef of oak leaves and acorns.
Provenance
Bogardus, Jean C., Source
2011
Bogardus, Egbert Hal, Source
2011

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Notes: The Gernheim Glasshouse: Early Industrial Glassmaking in Westphalia (1812-1877) (2012) illustrated, p. 258, Fig. 2;

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