beaker
Object NameBeaker on Ball Feet
MakerSigned
Johann Schäper
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1665
Place MadeGermany, Nuremberg
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 9.5 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.253
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Straight-sided, cylindrical form, with rounded base and flat bottom; the sides decorated with a continuous landscape in matte black enamel, including a ruin with arches and pilasters, with a fountain in the background, man and donkey at the left, a man and woman at the right; a fragmentary wall with two coats of arms at the base, one with a castlated tower, the other a lion rampant; rocks to the right of the wall, with scratched signature "IOH.SCHAPER." below; to the right, a large moated castle, partly overgrown with vegetation, a drawbridge and arcaded bridge at the right; two male figures standing in the foreground; bottom with slight concavity; rough pontil mark; three hollow flattened ball (bun) feet applied at the base rim.Provenance
Former Collection
Viktor Schick
Sotheby's, May 4, 1939, lot 62
Sotheby's, May 4, 1939, lot 62
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
