Glass with Szreniawa coat of arms

The small glass was made in the first quarter of the 18th c., probably in the glass factory near Lubaczów known as Huta Kryształowa ('Crystal Glassworks'), established in 1717 by the hetman Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski. He was married to Elżbieta Lubomirska, daughter of Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski - the owner of the Łańcut castle in the years 1699-1702. In the Łańcut Polish glassware collection, products from these nearby glassworks are the majority. It was one of the oldest glass factories that achieved a very high, European craft level in its products. It was headed by Franciszek Fremel, an outstanding Saxon specialist, brought to Poland in 1710 by Augustus II the Strong. The glassworks were active throughout the 18th century. It produced glass tableware and candlesticks. The above small glass has a cylindrical shape and a thick bottom; it tapers slightly towards the base. On the front, it is decorated with carved coats of arms of Józef and Teresa of the Lubomirski Mniszechs: Szreniawa and Mniszech. Two oval escutcheons are placed on the background of a draped ermine coat crowned with a royal mitre. Around the top edge of the glass, there is a fringe ornament. In the Łańcut Castle Museum's collection, there are four such glasses. Barbara Trojnar