Image Not Available

beaker

Object NameBeaker on Ball Feet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1675

Techniqueblown, enameled

SizeOverall H: 9.7 cm, Diam: 8.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.274

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum)

Place Made

Central Germany

Physical DescriptionColorless (tan) non-lead glass; blown, enameled. Straight- sided, cylindrical form, with rounded base and flat bottom; the sides with white and black enamel decoration of two mounted horsemen, one holding a baton, and identified "C:/brandenburg", the other holding a crown, and identified "C:/Pfalz heyelberg"; lily-of-the-valley plants at either side and between the riders; on the reverse, a multi-part castle on large rocks, birds flying overhead; formal foliate border above; rough pontil mark on the bottom, covered by a rectangular printed paper label, additionally inscribed in ink: "Glasgow/Art Galleries & Museums./ 130 [ink]/Reg. No. 9fd-04 [ink]"; three hollow flattened ball feet applied to the base rim.
Provenance

Provenance Remark

Provenance information not currently available online. Please check back in the coming weeks.