Dish
- Place of origin:
Georgenthal, Germany (made)
- Date:
- Artist/Maker:
Buquoy glassworks (manufacturer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Opaque black 'Hyalith' glass, cut and gilt
- Museum number:
- Gallery location:
Glass, room 131, case 27, shelf 3
- Download image
In 1803, the Georgenthal glassworks near Gratzen, Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic, was taken over by Count von Buquoy, who developed in 1816-1817 an opaque black glass called 'Hyalith', inspired by the black basalt stonewares made by Wedgwood in Staffordshire, England. Initially the pieces were only wheel-cut, but from 1820 they were additionally gilded and etched to produce a varied texture of polished and matt surfaces.
Physical description
In 1803, the Georgenthal glassworks near Gratzen, in what is now Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Count von Buquoy, who developed in 1816-17 an opaque black glass called 'Hyalith', inspired by the black basalt stonewares of Wedgwood. Initially the pieces were only wheel- cut, but from 1820 the pieces were additionally gilded and etched to produce a varied texture of polished and matt surfaces.
Place of Origin
Georgenthal, Germany (made)
Date
1820-1830 (made)
Artist/maker
Buquoy glassworks (manufacturer)
Materials and Techniques
Opaque black 'Hyalith' glass, cut and gilt
Dimensions
Width: 17.5 cm maximum
Descriptive line
Dish, Bohemia (Georgenthal), Count von Buquoy glassworks, 1820-1830, C.7-1966 .
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
'Glass of Four Centuries' M.Kovacek, Vienna, 1985 (which pages?) 'Gläser der Empire und Biedermeier', G.E.Pazaurek, Leipzig, 1923, pp.265..
Labels and date
In 1803, the Georgenthal glassworks near Gratzen, in what is now Czechoslovakia, was taken over by Count von Buquoy, who developed in 1816-17 an opaque black glass called 'Hyalith', inspired by the black basalt stonewares of Wedgwood. Initially the pieces were only wheel-cut, but from 1820 the pieces were additionally gilded and etched to produce a varied texture of polished and matt surfaces.
Production Note
On the base is faintly pencilled 'Misses Pirie', presumably the Misses Pirie of the Pirie loan.)
Categories
Containers; Food vessels & Tableware
Collection code
CER
