Beaker

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Object Name: 
Beaker
Place Made: 
Bohemia
Accession Number: 
79.3.762 A
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 8.8 cm, Diam: 6.8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1850-1875
Credit Line: 
Gift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Primary Description: 
Transparent bright yellow-green non-lead glass; blown, cut, enameled, gilt. Cylindrical, straight sided form; the rim cut and gilt; the sides cut in an elaborate pattern of diamond-faceted arcs, oval panels, arcs with hexagonal facets and feather cutting, and panels (at the base); enameled flowers, foliage and scrolls in orange, green, blue, white, and yellow, picked out in gold; flat bottom with cut star.

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Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Strauss Memorial Foundation, Ruth Bryan, Source

Objects in Set (2)

Beaker and Saucer
Date:1850-1875
Accession Number:79.3.762
Saucer
Date:1850-1875
Accession Number:79.3.762 B