No. 98
Medium
glasswares
Classification
glasswares
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, Anonymous Donor, Arthur Liu, and Prairie Pictures, Inc. and from General Acquisitions Endowment Fund
Accession Number
2009-18-26
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**No. 98** by Ludwig Lobmeyr1829–1917), crafted in 1865, the pinnacle of 19th-century Austrian glass. Lobmeyr, a master artisan from Vienna, helmed the renowned J. & L. Lobmeyr firm, celebrated for its exquisite crystal glassware supplied to European royalty and aristocracy. This piece, housed in the Smithsonian American Art Museum, reflects the era's technical virtuosity, where Bohemian-influenced techniques produced thin, brilliantly clear glass ideal for tableware and decorative objects. Created during the Austro-Hungarian Empire's cultural zenith, *No. 98*—likely a catalog-designated form...