Beaker
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1730
MediumGlass | Silver foil | Zwischensilberglas
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Base: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Base: 1 3/16 in. (3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number72.40
Not on view
DescriptionBeaker. Zwischensilber glass. Clear eighteen paneled double walled with red and green enameled silver foil design of scroll, leaf, blossom and fruit design enclosed between layers. Above is a silver scalloped band and below is a stylized acanthus leaf band. Bottom is zwischensilber medallion of a forest scene of a stag with two hounds with a red lacquer background.Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt _Catalogue of Muhsam Collection_, Vol. II, No. 259, information translates: "Beaker with engraved silver decoration & silver border. 18-sided. On the outside cut, silver & green & red leaf & ribbon work with fruit motifs. Below this silver acanthus leave frieze, above bow frieze in silver. In the red bottom, in silver, a stag hunted by dogs. heigh 8.9cm, dia. 7.2cm.".
