Talpas illatszeres kehely - With the portrait of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
| Accession Nr.: | 4947.a-c |
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| Date of production: |
ca. 1730
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| Place of production: | Bohemia (presumably) |
| Materials: | colourless glass |
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| Techniques: | ground decoration; mould-blown |
| Dimensions: |
height: 17 cm
height: 10,8 cm
base diameter: 7,7 cm
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Flat, circular foot, with a linear ground decoration at the edge, and an olive one on the inner part. It has a baluster stem, and a cup of twelve ground oval sides. On this there are fruit baskets and festoons among banderols on the front is the oval, armoured miniature portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI, in an oval medallion framed with a wreath. On the opposite side a crowned two-headed eagle. A flat scent bottle, decorated with volutes and scrolls, with a thread fitting in the cup, follows its form. The neck of the stopper is cut.
Literature
- Szerk.: Szilágyi András, Péter Márta: Barokk és rokokó. Az európai iparművészet stíluskorszakai. Iparművészeti Múzeum, Budapest, 1990. - Nr. 2.42 (Katona Imre)
