The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 24, 2025
Cup
c. 1720
Diameter: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.); Overall: 21 x 9.7 cm (8 1/4 x 3 13/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.158
Location: 101A Prints & Drawings
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.- (Rosenberg and Stiebel, Inc., New York).
- In Vino Veritas (In Wine, Truth). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 7, 2025-January 11, 2026).
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