beaker
Object NameUnbreakable Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1656
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, molded, diamond-point engraved
SizeOverall H: 13.1 cm, Diam (rim): 7.7 cm
Accession Number79.3.617
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of European and American Glass
Alchemy: Magic, Myth or Science?
Drinking Glasses Through the Ages
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTransparent dark green glass; blown, molded, diamond-point engraved. Heavy, cylindrical shape with scratch-engraved (diamond-point) inscription "Trinck mich auss vund Würff mich Nider/Heb mich auff und vill mich wider 1656," some gilding remains on the engraving; trailed thread below; fifteen applied molded "raspberry" prunts on the side; heavy trailed foot ring; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979-03-22
Former Collection
Count Wilchek
