Beaker
Unknown Role: (Decorator) Johann Joseph Mildner
Date: 1792
Dimensions:
4 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. (12.1 x 7.3 cm)
Medium: Glass
Place of Origin: Austria, Gutenbrunn
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1950.47
DescriptionGold floral border around top. Medallion with portrait of woman with cap, in colors. Diamond engraved festoon and coat of arms on reverse. Saxony-Poland. The complex decoration is a variation of the Bohemian double-glass technique. The side is inlaid with a portrait on parchment of a member of the Fürnberg family. The rim and foot enclose engraved gold leaf backed with red lacquer.
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