Humpen
Object NameHumpen
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1661
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, enameled, gilt
SizeH: 25.4 cm; D (rim): 11.9 cm, (base): 12.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.333
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGreenish non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Tall, straight- sided, cylindrical form, with enameled and gilt decoration; a gilt band flanked by white lines and scallops; on the sides, a large crowned double-headed grey eagle, bearing a large orb on its breast and polychrome coats of arms in rows on its wings, each identified above; inscribed above and behind the eagle; "Anno/Domini/16/61" and "Das heilige romische Reich Sampt mit Seinen/Geliedern"; small, stylized flowering plant below on the reverse; two red and one yellow line, and a scalloped white line below; trailed foot rim with white radial dashes; conical kick with rough pontil mark; inscribed in red-orange paint "69.300.".Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
