Footed cup
| Accession Nr.: | 17342 |
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| Place of production: | Bohemia |
| Inscription: | jelzetlen |
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| Materials: | uranium glass |
| Techniques: | blown; carved; faceted; gilded; ground; painted in gold; polychrome enamel painting |
| Dimensions: |
height: 16,8 cm
opening diameter: 9,5 cm
base diameter: 8,5 cm
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The foot is faceted into eight sides, holding a short stem and a flower-shaped cup that is faceted at the bottom and pared on the sides. Each side of the foot shows a gilt flower, painted in pink, blue, green, red and white opaque. The cup has identical motifs of similar technique, surmounted by a picture of a Classicist-style garden pavilion with flower vases, among stylised foliage and flowers. The other picture depicts a heart framed by rays in the middle of a flower wreath. The piece described above required high technological knowledge, representing the rich decoration of Biedermeier, while in its painting approaching neo-Rococo or neo-Classical trends.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.44. (Varga Vera)
