Bohemian Glass Beaker depicting Saint Mark
Unknown Czech, Czech
about 1740
Gold leaf between double walls of glass
Overall: 3 × 2 11/16 in. (7.6 × 6.9 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Bequest of Emily Howe Hitchcock, Class of 1872HW
12.6.19265
Geography
Place Made: Czechoslovakia, Europe
Period
1600-1800
Object Name
Tools and Equipment: Food Service
Research Area
Decorative Arts
On view
Exhibition History
Gold: Materiality, Morality, and Metaphor, Harrington Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 14, 2024.
Provenance
Hiram Hitchcock (1832-1900, Class of 1872H), Hanover, New Hampshire; bequeathed to his second wife, Emily Howe Hitchcock (1852-1912), Hanover, New Hampshire, 1900; bequeathed to present collection, 1912.
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