Cleveland Museum of Art

Cup

Ignaz Preissler

Date

c. 1735

Medium

Opal glass

Culture

Bohemia, 18th century

Department

Decorative Art and Design

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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 Schwarzlot (“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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