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The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More
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Colorless non-lead glass; mold-blown, cut, engraved, enameled. Tall bottle with eight flat sides; short, cylindrical neck, with polished rim, ground for a stopper; rounded shoulders with polished circular facets and stylized flowers; black enameled insects scattered on the facets and shoulders; polished flat faces with rounded tops on the sides, and flat panels with pointed tops at the corners; outlined with cut grooves on the top; enameled decoration of a nude fat man seated on a barrel, a fallen urn at his feet, holding a tazza filled with grapes; in the background, a masonry wall with plants growing from it, fruit trees at either side; on the sides and background, a landscape scene depicting picking grapes by two men while another man dumps grapes into a bucket; on the right, a hut with a man bringing grapes to a barrel where a man stomps on grapes and the juice flows out a spigot into a basin; two barrels in the background; on the center face, a town with towers; above, a coat of arms, with tied palm fronds below; inscription above; the bottom rim chamfered; polished, flat base with polished concave circular facet in the center, surrounded by oval facets and radial grooves, to suggest a flower.
Publications (17)
The Decanter: Ancient to Modern (2018)
illustrated, pp. 84-85 (fig. 2);
The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650 (2004)
illustrated, p. 90, pl. 126;
BIB# 67221
Y'oroppa amerika no ant'iku garasu : shiru, kau, kataru, kansh'osura (2002)
illustrated, p. 28;
BIB# 74885
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001)
illustrated, p. 78;
BIB# 68214
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999)
illustrated, p. 39;
BIB# 63967
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990)
illustrated, pp. 156-157, pl. 70;
BIB# 33819
Der Schlesisch-Bohmische Hausmaler Ignaz Preissler (1983-04)
pp. 3-50, ill. p. 22;
Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980)
pp. 156-157, pl. 70;
BIB# 20953
Decanter (1978- 04)
cover ill., p. 48;