Beaker
ca. 1811 (made)
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On one side of this beaker is a painted view of Dresden, with the Hofkirche? in the foreground and the inscription "Dresden"at the bottom. On the reverse is a map of Saxony with the inscription "Sachsen"at the top. The fly motif that can be seen on this glass appears frequently on glasses attributed to S. Mohn, but was also used by other glass painters. Inscribed "Dresden"and "Sachsen"
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Enamelled and gilt glass |
| Brief description | Beaker, Germany (Dresden), painted by Samuel Mohn, 1811 |
| Physical description | On one side of this beaker is a painted view of Dresden, with the Hofkirche? in the foreground and the inscription "Dresden"at the bottom. On the reverse is a map of Saxony with the inscription "Sachsen"at the top. The fly motif that can be seen on this glass appears frequently on glasses attributed to S. Mohn, but was also used by other glass painters. Inscribed "Dresden"and "Sachsen" |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'Dresden' and 'Sachsen' (Decoration) |
| Gallery label | On one side of this beaker is a painted view of Dresden, with the Hofkirche in the foreground and the inscription 'Dresden' at the bottom. On the reverse is a map of Saxony with the inscription 'Sachsen' at the top. The fly motif that can be seen on this glass appears frequently on glasses attributed to S. Mohn, but was also used by other glass painters. |
| Places depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | See 'Die Gläser der Sammlung Müksam', R.Schmidt (1914;pl.36, no. 341) |
| Other number | 9366 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.152-1939 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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