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Cup

c. 1720

Bohemia

Medium
glass
Measurements
Diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 21 x 9.7 cm (8 1/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1950.158
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Location
216A French and German
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Description

This substantial drinking vessel was used for a variety of alcoholic beverages. Bohemian glass gained immense popularity throughout Europe’s courts in the late 1600s and early 1700s. Bohemia (present-day Czech Republic) had abundant natural resources, including potassium-rich minerals that, when combined with chalk, created clear glass that was remarkable for its stability. Glassmakers from the region became experts at hand cutting and engraving glassware, as in this example featuring a boar hunt amid elaborate ribbonlike motifs, or strapwork, and floral designs.
A tapered glass cup features an engraved bowl and faceted stem. A hunting scene depicts a horseman and a standing figure pursuing a central boar with dogs. Ornate scrollwork and foliage patterns frame the imagery. The stem consists of two multi-sided shapes above a circular base decorated with matching scrolls around the edge. Elaborate floral and geometric motifs fill any remaining space on the bowl.

Cup

c. 1720

Bohemia

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