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Engraved Footed Goblet with Portrait of Count Daun
Alexander Seifferd (Bohemian)1700
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
Neenah, Wisconsin, United States
The bowl of this goblet is engraved with a portrait of military commander Johann Count Daun, with a German inscription "Vivat Wilhelm Johann Antonio Graff und Herr von und zu Daun". The reverse is engraved with the Double Headed Imperial Eagle. This is one of two known works signed by this engraver. The applied metal bands would not have been original to this piece.
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Details
- Title: Engraved Footed Goblet with Portrait of Count Daun
- Creator: Alexander Seifferd (Bohemian)
- Date: 1700
- Physical Dimensions: w12.7 x h23.7 cm
- Type: Germanic Glass, Goblet
- External Link: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass
- Medium: Engraved glass, with metal rim
- Object ID: GG 1959.2.70
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Ernst Mahler
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