stangenglas

Object NameStangenglas

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1586

Place MadeBohemia

Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt

SizeH: 27 cm

Accession Number65.3.37

Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless (faint greenish tint) non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Tall, slender, cylindrical, straight-sided form; gilt band below the rim, flanked by red lines and rows of blue and white dots; depiction of St. Christopher (wearing a dark blue tunic) carrying the Christ Child (nude, holding an Orb of State) on his shoulder, crossing a river, holding onto a tree; on the reverse, a formal floral spray with lily-of-the-valley; green, blue, and yellow lines below; applied trumpet foot with flared, folded rim; band of white enamel dots at the junction of the bowl and foot; concave bottom, with rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Edwin J. Beinecke (d. 1957)