Beaker

Unknown

ca. 1735 · Glass, double walled, with decoration in gold leaf, engraved (Zwischengold glass) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

This beaker, inscribed DANIEL DELVINUS PATRIARCKI IN N AGVIELLA, was probably made to mark the elevation of Daniel Delfino as Patriarch and Bishop of Acquileia in 1734. The double-walled technique with gold leaf between the two walls was a specialty of Bohemian workshops.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1735

Medium

Glass, double walled, with decoration in gold leaf, engraved (Zwischengold glass)

Culture

Bohemian

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Amelia B. Lazarus, in the name of Miss Emilie Lazarus, 1895