Objekt 5
Foot glass with view of the Rhine front in Grossbasel
Description
Such glasses were popular souvenir items for wealthy travelers and were bought on bathing or educational trips. The manufacturing centers of these rather uniformly designed glasses were located in Bohemia and southern Germany. They were based on views of the places in question.
Object description
Bohemia or Germany, around 1860
clear glass, cut, ground, red color etching
Inv. 1930.145.