roemer
Object NameRoemer with Sepia (Schwarzlot) Decoration
Made FromGlass, Enamel
Dateabout 1670-1729
TechniqueFree-blown, applied, enameled
SizeOverall H: 12.8 cm; Rim Diam (max): 12.3 cm; Foot Diam (max): 8.5 cm
Accession Number50.3.113
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Art of Glass: Masterpieces from The Corning Museum of Glass
Liquid Refreshment: 2000 Years of Drinks and Drinking Glasses
Matters of Taste: Food and Drink in 17th Century Dutch Art and Life
Interpretive NotesThe scene probably illustrates an account of the second-century Greek author Lucian: Mercury rescued the infant Bacchus and carried him to the nymphs of Nisa, who raised him.
probably Netherlands
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