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beaker

Object NameBeaker on Ball Feet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1675

Place MadeCentral Germany

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)

On ViewEuropean Gallery

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

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979