Cup - With a hunting scene

Ceramics and Glass Collection

Accession Nr.: 4925
Date of production:
first half of the 18th century
Place of production: Bohemia
Inscription: jelzetlen
Materials: double-layered glass
Techniques: 'Zwischengoldglas' decoration; faceted; glued coldly; gold foil between the layers; grinded; mould-blown; silver foil between the layers
Dimensions:
height: 8,5 cm
opening diameter: 7 cm
base diameter: 5 cm
The side shows a hunting scene in the woods, etched with gold foil, showing a bear, two beaters, two hunters on horseback and two on foot. The scene is placed between broad and narrow strips of silver leaves. The bottom shows a man on horseback, etched with gold foil, against a red lacquer background.

Literature

  • Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 6.180. (Katona Imre)