beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1710-1720
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, engraved, cut
SizeOverall H: 9.5 cm; Rim Diam: 8.8 cm; Foot Diam: 7.2 cm
Accession Number79.3.1084
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved, cut. Flared, cylindrical shape, with band of cut rounded flutes below the rim; engraved band of figures on the side, the figure of Fortuna, a woman, partly draped, holding a flaming heart in her upraised left hand; and four male figures, representing the four Elements: a man leaning over a trough, looking at his reflection in water, with a spout of water at the side, another man digging with a shovel, another, with winged hat, holding a four-paddle windmill toy, and a bearded, crouching figure adding wood to a furnace that is heating a glass flask; engraved rope band at the base; rounded foot rim with square-cut rim, ground base; polished pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
