Ornamental vessel
| Accession Nr.: | 69.1202.1 |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1820
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| Place of production: | Austria |
| Materials: | colourless lead glass |
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| Techniques: | blown; grinded |
| Dimensions: |
height: 15,7 cm
opening diameter: 11,5 cm
base diameter: 9 cm
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The whole surface of the splayed, bucket-shaped body is decorated with diamond faceting and faceted flutes. The rim is lined with fan lobes. There is a band of stylised acanthus leaves, on the foot and below the top rim. A relief is on the two sides of the body, imitating leaved branches with berries, the handles on the two sides are form winged serpent figures, connected to the branches.
Literature
- Szerk.: Péter Márta: A klasszicizmustól a biedermeierig. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 3.11. (Varga Vera)
