Sugar Box and Cover

Object Name: 
Sugar Box and Cover

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Object Name: 
Sugar Box and Cover
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Bohemia, Novy Svet (Neuwelt)
Accession Number: 
75.3.87
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 14.5 cm; (a) Box H: 8.7 cm, W: 9.6 cm, L: 13.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1782-1786
Primary Description: 
Opaque white non-lead glass; blown-molded, enameled. (a) Oval shape; ground, inset flange; blown in mold: rectangular panels alternating with panels of slanted ribbing; enameled floral motifs and entwined ribbons (?); flat, oval base; four applied reel-shape feet. (b) Oval, domed shape; blown in a mold: trapezoidal panels alternating with panels of slanted ribbing; enameled floral motifs and entwined ribbons; enameled finial in the form of a pear and leaves.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Bradley, Philip H., Former Collection
1975
Color: 
opaque white glass
Technique: 
mold-blowing
enameling
gilding
hot-working
Material: 
glass
enamel

Exhibitions (2)

East Meets West: Cross-Cultural Influences in Glassmaking in the 18th and 19th Centuries
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
West Bridge Show
Curators' Choice
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1975-10 through 1975-10
 

Publications (3)

From Neuwelt to the Whole World: 300 Years of Harrach Glass (2012) illustrated, p. 33 (top); BIB# 128810
Z Nového světa do celého světa: 300 let harrachoveského skla (2012) illustrated, p. 33 (top); BIB# 134593
Harrach Glassworks: 300 Years of Quality and Innovation (2005) illustrated, p. 108, fig. 1;