Beaker
Medium
White overlay glass, cut, polished, enameled, and gilt
Dimensions
Overall: 4 5/8 × 3 1/4 in. (11.7 × 8.3 cm)
Classification
Glass
Culture
Bohemian, Neuwelt (Nový Svet) with Prague decoration
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Munsey Fund, 1927
Accession Number
27.185.284
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the elegant world of 19th-century Bohemian glass with this exquisite *Beaker* from the Harrachsche Hütte in Neuwelt (Nový Svet), crafted around 1840 by Wilhelm Hoffman. Produced at one of Bohemia's premier glassworks, it exemplifies the region's mastery of luxury decorative arts during the Biedermeier, a time when intricate glassware symbolized refined taste and technical innovation. Adorned with motifs of birds—likely enameled and gilded for vivid detail—this piece was finished with sophisticated Prague decoration, blending rural glassblowing expertise with urban artistry. The beak...
About the Artist
Wilhelm Hoffman|Harrachsche Hütte ( | ) · 1808 | –1908 |
born 1808|