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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Beaker
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Beaker

CultureEuropean
Dateca. 1830
MediumGlass | Enamel
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8 in. (12.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Base: 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number0.2336
On View
Not on view
DescriptionPedestaled beaker of clear glass in the "Biedermier" style. Decorating the base is a band of stippled white enamel scrollwork bordered by two gilded bands. The top and bottom of the bowl have a gilded band and a band of stippled white enamel. The center of the body is decorated with stippled white enamel scrollwork. Around the body are three rows of alternating red and green glass "jewels". A red "jewel" is missing from the bottom row.

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