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beaker

Object NameBeaker

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1660-1690

Place MadeGermany, probably Nuremberg

Techniqueblown, enameled

SizeOverall H: 6.6 cm, Diam: 6.1 cm

Accession Number79.3.413

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of European and American Glass

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

Enameled Glass

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless (yellowish) non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Cylindrical shape; sides decorated in dark brown enamel ("schwartzlotmalerei") with a farm scene, a horse on one side, with buildings to the side, and a man walking with a staff toward the horse; flat base, with rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation