beaker
Object NameWaffle Beaker (Wafelbeker)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1575-1650
Place MadeLow Countries; perhaps Antwerp
TechniqueBlown, applied, blown in optic mold, gilded, enameled
SizeOverall H: 16.5 cm; Rim Diam: 10.8 cm; Base Diam: 7.7 cm
Accession Number56.3.93
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Masterpieces of Germanic Glass, 15th-19th centuries
Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive NotesA thick ribbon of glass was trailed spirally around the hot glass bubble from bottom to top. The bubble was then blown in a vertically ribbed mold that broke the trail into rows of cushion-like facets. The overall effect resembles a waffle.
Provenance
Source
Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne
- 1956
about 1850
about 1700-1899
probably 200-299
1760
900-1099
900-1099