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Hyalith Beaker

Hyalith Beaker

 
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Object Name: 
Hyalith Beaker
Department
European
Maker(s)
Glassworks of the Count of Buquoy, Maker
Place Made: 
Southern Bohemia, probably Georgenthal/Jirikovo Udoli; Southern Bohemia, probably Silberberg/Stribrny Vrch
Date: 
about 1825-1840
Color
AAT
black
Technique
blown, gilt
Dimensions: 
H: 10.8 cm, D(rim): 8.6 cm, (base): 7.1 cm
Accession Number: 
79.3.219
Credit Line: 
Bequest of Jerome Strauss
Location: 
On Display
Description
Black non-lead glass; blown, gilt. Waisted shape with rounded foot rim; gilt on the interior; gilt borders at the top and bottom; Chinoiserie decoration of two figures below a gnarled tree, with an oriental pavilion perched on fantastic rocks on the reverse, with palm trees alongside; ground base.
Provenance
Strauss, Jerome, Source to 1979

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Exhibitions

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
West Bridge Show

Publications

East Meets West--Europa und Asien im Wettbewerb (2010-04) illustrated, p. 2;
East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries (2010) illustrated, p. 4;

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