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Decanter
Graf Harrach (factory)
1770-1800
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
Graf Harrach (factory) (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Neuwelt; Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Museum Object Number
1969.1430 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1969.1430 A, B
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
Graf Harrach (factory) (Probable maker)
Place of Origin
Neuwelt; Bohemia; Czech Republic; Europe
Date
1770-1800
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
- Enameled
Techniques
- Blown
- Painted
- Gilded
- Enameled
Dimensions (inches)
10.689 (H) x 3.514 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27.15 (H) x 8.925 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Drahotova, Olga. 1983 European Glass.
• White glass mug with gilt rim and "AFRICA" figure (black figure on elephant), painted in somewhat similar style to Winterthur bottle: pp. 152-4, no. 108, Harrach factory, Neuwelt, Bohemia, c. 1770Book: von Saldern, Axel. 1995 Glas: Antikw bis Jugenstil Die Sammlung im Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg.
• White glass covered mug with similar decoration, southern Germany or Bohemia, 2nd half 18th century: pl. 229, p. 218