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Beaker

A work made of blown, engraved, and cut glass.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of blown, engraved, and cut glass.

Date:

1830/40

Artist:

Probably Czech Republic, Bohemia

About this artwork

This tumbler presents an engraved scene of the Bank of Pennsylvania, based on George Strickland’s plate for C. G. Child’s Views in Philadelphia and Its Environs from Original Drawings Taken in 1827–30. Although initially believed to have been made and sold in Philadelphia, it is more likely that this object was made by a Bohemian firm—the Bohemians were celebrated during the late 18th and 19th centuries for glass engraving—and retailed by a Philadelphia merchant. It is also possible that the tumbler was made in Bohemia and engraved by a Philadelphia glasscutter.

Status

On View, Gallery 172

Department

Applied Arts of Europe

Title

Beaker

Place

Bohemia (Object made in)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1830–1840

Medium

Blown, engraved, and cut glass

Dimensions

11.1 × 8.1 cm (4 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Buchbinder Fund, Julius and Augusta N. Rosenwald Collection of Glass Fund, and Harry & Maribel G. Blum Fund

Reference Number

2008.665

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