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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Beaker

1792 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker, Austria (Gutenbrunn), decorated by Johann Joseph Mildner, 1792


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
double walled glass with gold and silver foil, and lacquer, engraved
Brief description
Beaker, Austria (Gutenbrunn), decorated by Johann Joseph Mildner, 1792
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.8cm
  • Greatest width width: 7.5cm
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Verfertiget zu Gutenbrunn im Fürnbergs: grossen Weinspergwald. 1792. Von Mildner' and 'Madame Rosalie Gruebmaÿr' (Signature and clients name?)
Gallery label
Set into a recess cut from one side is an oval medallion of clear glass with silver foil and red lacquer, with inscriptions on both the front and back. The rim has been cut to allow a ring of glass to be placed over it, with a layer of gold foil in between.
Production
dated 1792
Bibliographic reference
'Glaser der Empire und Biedermeierzeit', G.E.Pazaurek, 1923.p.325
Other number
9365 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.151-1939

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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