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Glass and two carafes with the coat of arms of Jerzy August Wandalin Mniszech

Manufacture in Huta Kryształowa - Palace at Wilanów1767/1767

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Small glasses and carafes like these were placed on the tables of the aristocracy. Their simple shape also meant that they could be stored in a luggage compartment during a journey. They are decorated with heraldic symbols: coats of arms surrounded with badges of office indicating the status of Marshal at the Court of the Republic of Poland. This coloured, polished and gilded glassware, displayed at the Palace of Wilanów, comes from Huta Kryształowa, a big glassworks which produced chandeliers and crystal tableware in the 18th century.

Details

  • Title: Glass and two carafes with the coat of arms of Jerzy August Wandalin Mniszech
  • Creator: Manufacture in Huta Kryształowa - Palace at Wilanów
  • Date Created: 1767/1767
  • Physical Location: Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów, Warsaw, Poland
  • Type: Art object
  • Rights: © Museum of King Jan III's Palace at Wilanów, photo by Zbigniew Reszka
  • Medium: Glass

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