Humpen
Object NameCovered Humpen with Scenes from the Life of Christ
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1600-1650
Place MadeBohemia
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt
Size(a&b) H: 31.8 cm; (a) H: 22.4 cm, D (rim): 11.4 cm; (b) H: 11.8 cm
Accession Number79.3.316
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical Description(a) Colorless (grey) non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Straight-sided, cylindrical form; the sides covered with enameled decoration, a ring of white lily-of-the-valley flowers above a red, green, blue, white, yellow and gilt foliate and berry border; the sides covered with depictions of the life of Jesus, from the Annunciation, through Nativity, to Crucifixion, in ten rectangular panels framed by foliate and geometric borders in various colors; trailed foot ring with white enamel dashes; bottom with slight kick and rough pontil mark. (b) Colorless (yellowish) non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Domed form with folded rim and tapered brim; enameled formal foliate decoration on top; triple bulbous finial, two bulbs drawn from the cover, and open to the inside, the top baluster applied and solid; the top baluster enameled opaque blue, the lower two bulbs with enameled radial white lines; white enamel dashes on the rim; rough pontil mark inside.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
