Cream and blue marbled beaker in "zwischengold" glass technique

early 18th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

The effect of a colored marble with gold veining is convincingly rendered by cream and blue lacquers and gilding carried out on the two interior surfaces of this double-walled beaker.

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Title: Cream and blue marbled beaker in "zwischengold" glass technique
Date: early 18th century
Culture: probably German, Dresden
Medium: Lacquered and gilt double-walled glass (zwischengold) imitating polished, variegated marble
Dimensions: Height: 3 7/16 in. (8.7 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891
Object Number: 91.1.1246
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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