Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

Zwischengoldglas Beaker

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureBohemian

Dateca. 1730

MediumBlown, ground, and cut glass with paint, red lacquer, silver and gold leaf

DimensionsOverall: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Base: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number72.38

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 7

DescriptionBeaker of clear glass. Zwischengold. Silver and enameled decoration encased between twenty-paneled double walled vessel. Scene is of a battle. Silverfoil enameled and gold leaf scalloped top band. Stylized acanthus leaf bottom band. Bottom is a zwischengold medallion of a hare and two hounds in a landscape with a red lacquer background.

Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt, _Catalogue of Muhsam Collection_, Vol. II, No. 254, information.