Covered Beaker: Chamois Hunt
Covered Beaker: Chamois Hunt
Place of OriginBohemia
Dateabout 1730
DimensionsH: 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
MediumBlown and cut, with zwischengoldglas decoration
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1950.16
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4
DescriptionClear glass, facet cut. The cup, cover and foot are in the double glass technique, enclosing silver leaf engraved with an ibex hunt, a deer hunter and acanthus foliage.
Published ReferencesHutton, William, "European Glass in the European Collection," Toledo Museum News, New Series, vol. 6, no. 1, Spring 1963 (also published as European Glass), p. 22, repr. (col.) cover.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, New Acquisitions in Glass, Oct. 8 - Dec. 26, 2004.
1725-1730
about 1730
1730-1740
1732-1750
1732-1750
about 1730
about 1720
1720-1730
Unidentified, Gorgoneion Group
about 560 BCE
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