Flask
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1730
MediumGlass | Gold leaf | Zwischengoldglas
DimensionsOverall: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 1 in. (2.5 cm)
Base: 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number72.42
DescriptionFlask/Flacon: Zwischengoldglas. Cone shaped. Sixteen paneled double walled enclosing engraved gold leaf decoration. Shows a bear hunt with one man on horseback and two on foot. Also, there are dogs and a bear in the forest landscape. Stylized leaf and scroll band above and a triangular design band above this and at bottom. A little off center in bottom is a 1.25" diameter zwischengold medallion of a leaping hare framed with red lacquer. Plain silver mount. Stopper of clear solid glass. Two graduated facet cut rounds. Not original to flask.
Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt, _Catalogue of Muhsam Collection_, Vol. I, No. 501, information.
