beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1606
Place Madeprobably Southern Germany; possibly Bohemia
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt
SizeOverall H: 22.6 cm; Rim Diam: 13.8 cm; Foot Diam: 11.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.326
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless (grey) non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Conical, straight-sided bowl; the rim formerly gilt; flared trumpet foot with folded rim; the bowl with enameled decoration, two bands of tiny blue and white dots below the rim; coat of arms on the side, the shield divided horizontally (per fesse), a bird's head in the upper division, six yellow and white bends in the lower; black, yellow and white mantling, with a crowned helmet and bird's-head crest, with barred yellow, black and white wings; inscribed in a ribband above "GOTT.ALLAIN.DIE. EHRE." and in a ribband below, ".HANNS.PICHLER"; dated "16/06" above; on the reverse, a spindly flowering plant in red, green, white, blue and yellow enamels, with two stalks of lily-of-the- valley; white dots in a ring at the top of the foot; rough pontil mark underneath the foot.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
1708
1875-1900
1975-2010