Reichsadlerhumpen
Object NameReichsadler humpen
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1608
Place Madeprobably Bohemia
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt
SizeH: 12 1/4", D (base): 5 1/4"
Accession Number62.3.13
Credit LinePurchased with grant from the Beinecke Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Decade of Glass Collecting
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGreyish-green non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Tall, straight-sided, cylindrical form, slightly incurved at the top; gilt band below the rim, with blue and white dotted borders and spaced blue dots within; the sides covered with a large crowned two-headed eagle, bearing an orb on its breast; coats of arms arrayed on its wings in several ranks, with inscribed bands at the bottom of the wings to identify the categories; short inscription on the reverse, "das heilige Rommische/Reich undt/ sambt sei/nenn glie/dernn"; trailed foot ring with white dashes; conical bottom with large rough pontil mark; inscribed in white paint on the bottom "17[00]".Provenance
Source
Carlebach Gallery
- 1962
Source
Beinecke Foundation
