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Covered Beaker with Raised Square Pyramids and Incised Oval Design
(Baroque Europe , 18th and 19th Centuries )
This beaker was probably intended to imitate earlier 17th-century glass works, which used gold to make a luminous red. The red color of this work was achieved with copper instead of gold. Copper-red glass is so dark that it appears almost black. To achieve transparency, copper-red glass is sometimes ground into a fine powder and then mixed with hot, molten clear glass.
Provenance
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George Harding; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1916; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Exhibitions
| 1982 | 3000 Years of Glass: Treasures from The Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1971-1972 | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 1/30/2018 | Examination | Examined for treatment |
| 1/30/2018 | Examination | The edges of enamel at losses is vulnerable to further damage. |
| 2/6/2018 | Treatment | Treated for exhibition |
| 2/6/2018 | Treatment | Some cobalt blue enamel on the curved panels of the lid was missing. Unstable edges of damaged enamel were consolidated. The losses were isolated using an acrylic resin and inpainted to be less visible. |
Geographies
Germany (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 7 1/4 × Diam: 3 3/16 in. (18.4 × 8.1 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1916
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
47.292