drinking horn
Object NameDrinking Horn
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1659
Place MadeLow Countries
TechniqueBlown, diamond-engraved
SizeOverall Diam: 7.2 cm, L: 40.2 cm
Accession Number79.3.298
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless (grey) non-lead glass; blown, diamond-engraved. Long, curving, tapered shape with rough cracked-off rim, trailed, milled band below, with a diamond-point engraved formal border of flowers below; trailed, milled bands with loops for hanging above and below a wide section which is diamond-engraved with a hunting scene (a mounted horseman and dogs pursuing a stag in the forest), inscribed "Viva Sandt hüyberdt . 1659 ." above, and with a formal floral band below the scene and above the milled ring; curved section decorated with a spiral vine with leaves and flowers; ends in a ball knop on short stem and pad.Provenance
Former Collection
Frederick Neuberg
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
