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Beaker with view of the Karlskirche, Vienna

Decorator Gottlob Samuel Mohn Austrian
1816
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 554
View of the Karlskirche, or Church of Saint Charles Borromeo (Vienna), in bright translucent enamel. The artist, Gottlob Samuel Mohn, was the son of Samuel Mohn (1762–1815) of Dresden, the creator of highly translucent enamels for painting on glass with miniature, delicate effects. Gottlob went to Vienna in 1811 and there communicated the art to Anton Kothgasser and other glass painters.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Beaker with view of the Karlskirche, Vienna
  • Decorator: Gottlob Samuel Mohn (Austrian, Weissenfels 1789–1825 Laxenburg)
  • Date: 1816
  • Culture: Austrian, Vienna
  • Medium: Glass, enameled and gilt
  • Dimensions: Height: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid, 1982
  • Object Number: 1982.97.4
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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