Cup (c. 1735): Art, History and Details
Cup at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1735, Opal glass. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Cup (c. 1735) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Ignaz Preissler (Bohemian, 1676–1741).
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
This cup may have functioned as a vessel for an alcoholic beverage or as a container for food such as candies or pastries. Ignaz Preissler’s specialty was a technique known as Schwarzlot (“black lead” in German), in which a design was painted with black enamel and then fine details were scratched out with a needle. Preissler’s clients were primarily aristocrats who commissioned vessels as gifts or commemorative items and for whom the chinoiseriedecoration (imaginary European interpretations of Asian cultures), seen here, was fashionable.
Object facts
- Title: Cup
- Date: c. 1735
- Creator attribution: Ignaz Preissler (Bohemian, 1676–1741)
- Culture: Bohemia
- Type: Glass
- Technique: Opal glass
- Dimensions: Diameter: 11.5 x 8.3 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in.); Overall: 7.2 x 10 cm (2 13/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
- Collection: Decorative Arts
- Department: Decorative Art and Design
- Accession number: 1950.388
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
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See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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