Beaker

ca. 1735

Not on view

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.

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Provenance

Title: Beaker
Date: ca. 1735
Culture: Bohemian
Medium: Glass, double walled, with decoration in gold leaf, engraved (Zwischengold glass)
Dimensions: Height: 3 3/8 in. (8.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Amelia B. Lazarus, in the name of Miss Emilie Lazarus, 1895
Object Number: 95.6.26
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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