Glass
1840-60
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This glass and associated decanter (C.348:1,2-2019) are examples of typical Danish glassware from the mid-19th century, and were functional objects used in the home.
A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks.
A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass, engraved |
| Brief description | Drinking glass with vine leaf engraved decoration, Denmark, 1840-60 |
| Physical description | Drinking glass with engraved decoration of scrolling vine leaves and grapes |
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| Credit line | Given by Robin Hildyard |
| Summary | This glass and associated decanter (C.348:1,2-2019) are examples of typical Danish glassware from the mid-19th century, and were functional objects used in the home. A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.349-2018 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2018 |
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