Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2022.

Römer-style wine glass

Datelate 19th-early 20th c.

MediumBlown, applied, tooled, enameled, and gilded glass

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Cynthia and Stuart Katz

Object number2021.45.1

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DescriptionTransparent light green glass with excellent execution of enamels work and gilding, in pristine condition. Rounded bowl has band of gilding at rim, and then white dots, gold line, row of alternating mint-greens and light purple flowers with white dots, gold band, white dots, gold band. Bowl is beautiful vine and scrolled flowers of all colors (purple, orange, blue, red, green). Six spherical blobs applied near bottom of bowl, gilded surface; Another band of lines/dots, and white enameled motifs. Hollow trunk joins bowl: small gilded donut, with site dots. Donuts with four large rounded blobs with flowers painted on (purple) and between (blue) and gilding around. Bump with white dots above and below and gilded line at center. Another four small blobs with gilding worn off, between blue flowers. Another gilded line-white dot-gilded line. And then more scrollwork flowers on splaying into foot. Another line-dot-line then more flowers and line-dot-line, thick gilded edge.