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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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • 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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