Beaker

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Beaker
Accession Number: 
79.3.896
Dimensions: 
H: 11 cm, diam: 7.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1750-1775
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Colorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilt. Cylindrical shape, cut gilt rim and cut oval flutes alternating with vertical lines at the base; pink-on-white enameled decoration on the side, of a woman, seated in a garden, playing a mandolin, with an urn on a pedestal at the left, trees and shrubs growing around; on the reverse, a pink-on-white stylized flower and leaves; cut flat base with cut six-lobed star.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source
A Salute to the Jones Musuem
Venue(s)
Jones Museum of Glass and Ceramics 1988-06-06 through 1988-11-18
German Enameled Glass (1965) illustrated, pp. 157, 158, fig. 289; BIB# 18098