Description:
Blown, colorless glass tumbler painted in white enamel with a band of three rococo cartouche shapes with flowers, scrolls, crescents and dots. Although this tumbler has white enamel decoration that is reminescent of the work done by Newcastle enamelers Mary and William Beilby, it is distinctly different than their work. Ken Wilson, glass scholar, considerd it suspect in April 1979. It may just be an example of European enameling. Europe has a long tradition of enamel-painted glassware, which continued throughout the 18th well into the 19th century; this decoration was often applied and fired in small workshops independent of the glasshouses.
Subjects:
Enamel and enameling; Glass Link to share this object record:
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