Beaker (Ranftbecher)

Decorator Decoration in the manner of Anton Kothgasser Austrian

ca. 1830

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554

Acanthus ornament and birds in bright transparent enamels decorate a black ground, above silver-stained and gilded cut lozenge facets.

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Title: Beaker (Ranftbecher)
Decorator: Decoration in the manner of Anton Kothgasser (Austrian, 1769–1851)
Date: ca. 1830
Culture: Austrian, Vienna
Medium: Glass, cut, enameled, and gilt
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/8 × 3 1/16 in. (10.5 × 7.8 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.185.270
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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