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Source Description
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 <em>Schwarzlot</em> (“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.
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Document identity
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127727
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Cup
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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127727
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object
title
Cup
description
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 <em>Schwarzlot</em> (“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.
date
c. 1735
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60752533
creators
12092
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Glass
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
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.)
cul
Bohemia
accession
1950.388
Source extras
tec
Opal glass
tombstone
Cup, c. 1735. Ignaz Preissler (Bohemian, 1676–1741). Opal glass; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.388
collection
Decorative Arts
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 06:34:50.555000
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127727
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Decorative Art and Design
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Decorative Arts
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Opal glass
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male
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