Enameled Goblet and Pewter Base

Object Name:

Department

European

Maker(s)

Theresienthal Krystallglasfabrik, Factory

Place Made:

Bohemia

Date:

about 1870

Color

Almost colorless, green tint

Technique

Blown, Tooled, Enameled, Gilded, Ground, Polished

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tooling

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enameling

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gilding

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ground glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 23.4 cm; Rim Diam: 10 cm; Base Diam: 5.5 cm

Accession Number:

2001.3.176

Credit Line:

Gift of Jane Williams Mahoney

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Very pale green glass enameled with Art-Nouveau-style floral motifs around cartouche with motto "ein kubler trunk erfreut das herz verscheucht due grillen und der schmerz", held in a short pewter holder. Narrow gold rim at top.

Inscription

Ein kubler Trunk / erfreut das herz / verscheudcht die / Grillen / und den / Schmerz

Inscription

Provenance

Mahoney, Jane Williams, Source

2002-04-09

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