Beaker

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Bohemia (made)

Glass beaker, cut, stained and engraved. Floral designs alternate with a variety of motifs including an altar with two hearts, set between torches; a lyre with (sheet?) music on a cloud; a chalice on clouds between flower sprays; and a torch, bow and arrows on a cloud.

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Categories	Glass Drinking
Object type	Beaker
Materials and techniques	Glass, cut, stained and engraved
Brief description	Glass beaker, cut, stained and engraved, Czech Republic (Bohemia), 1830-1840
Physical description	Glass beaker, cut, stained and engraved. Floral designs alternate with a variety of motifs including an altar with two hearts, set between torches; a lyre with (sheet?) music on a cloud; a chalice on clouds between flower sprays; and a torch, bow and arrows on a cloud.
Dimensions	Height: 13.3cm Maximum width: 10.2cm
Style	19TH CONT
Gallery label	Floral designs alternate with a variety of motifs including an altar with two hearts, set between torches; a lyre with (sheet?) music on a cloud; a chalice on clouds between flower sprays; and a torch, bow and arrows on a cloud.
Production	Olga Drahotova found this piece puzzling. The red stain is far less successful than the yellow, and she thinks this is due to having been made by a different technique, probably lustre.
Subjects depicted	Floral Patterns Altars Hearts Torches Lyres Clouds Chalices Bows Arrows
Other number	0609 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.13-1960

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2514/beaker-unknown/

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