Sugar Jar with Lid

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Object Name: 
Sugar Jar with Lid
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
2005.3.7 D
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 13.6 cm, Diam: 8 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1823
Web Description: 
One characteristic phenomenon of the Biedermeier period (1815–1850s) was the emphasis on the private sphere. Interiors became comfortable, reception rooms evolved into living rooms, and the decorative arts concentrated on items of personal delight. The tête-à-tête (French, face to face) is a prime example. It is a small coffee or tea service for two persons. Usually, such sets were made out of porcelain or silver. Glass was not favored for hot beverages because it did not resist the heat as well as porcelain, and because brownish liquids such as tea, coffee, or chocolate do not look particularly attractive in transparent containers. Therefore, this glass set, which accurately reflects prototypes made of porcelain, certainly is rare, if not unique amid early 19th-century glassmaking.
Department: 
Provenance: 
Jeremy LTD, Source
2005-03-09
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, tooled, cut, applied, gilding. Small jar decorated with gilded flowers on body and lid. Lower body has diagonal cut lines and the underside of the foot is cut with a star.
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
Venue(s)
Park Avenue Armory 2009-01-23 through 2009-02-01
The 55th Annual Winter Antiques Show
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2005 (2006) illustrated, p. 45; BIB# AI90241
Recent Acquisitions (2005) illustrated, p. 12, top (far right); BIB# AI66556