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Glass, Room 131

Dessert Dish

1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
J. & L. Lobmeyr (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Vienna (made)

Engraved glass dessert dish and stand with gilt metal mounts.


Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Dessert dish
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Stand
  • Dish
Materials and techniques
Glass, engraved, with gilt metal
Brief description
Dessert dish and stand, engraved and with gilt metal mounts, made by J & L Lobmeyr glassworks, Vienna, 1866
Physical description
Engraved glass dessert dish and stand with gilt metal mounts.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31cm
  • Diameter: 37.5cm
Style
19TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'JJL' in monogram (Maker's mark, stamped on upper side of metal mount base)
Gallery label
Dessert dish and stand , engraved and with gilt metal mounts Austria (Vienna), 1866 made by J & L Lobmeyr glassworks (613 &A-1869) This service is described in the Museum's printed registers of 1869 as having been 'bought as an example of cheapness of manufacture'. The cheapness was relative. The decoration is hand-done and this dish cost £5.0.0. The service was included in the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, where Lobmeyr won a silver medal. .(18/06/2009)
Object history
This service is described in the Museum's printed registers of 1869 as having been 'bought as an example of cheapness of manufacture'. The cheapness was relative. The decoration is hand-done and this dish cost £5.0.0. The service was included in the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, where Lobmeyr won a silver medal.
Bibliographic references
  • Chance, Henry. Paris Universal Exhibition 1867, Vol II Report. p.374.
  • Glass from Worlds Fairs. Corning.
  • List of the Objects obtained during the Paris exhibition of 1867. Science & art dept. London, 1868. pp.1-4, p.2, no.260.
Other number
9419 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
613&A-1869

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
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