Tumbler/Beaker
Manufacturer
Johann Joseph Mildner
(Austrian, 1763 - 1808)
CultureAustrian
Date1794
MediumGlass | Gold leaf | Lacquer | Silver
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Base: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Base: 2 11/16 in. (6.8 cm)
InscribedInscribed: "Forchte Gott, thue Recht scheu niemand" (Fear God, Do Right & be afraid of no one). Also dated "1794" and signed "Mildner fec". Also inscribed with previous collection number: "25789".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6905
Not on view
Published ReferencesGustav Pazaurek, _Gaesen Der Empire Und Biedermeirzect_, pg. 328, description.
Christie's _The World of Interiors_, July/Aug. '89, pg. 48, for an exact parallel see Lot 5, Christie's Contest.
