miniature
Object Name2 Armorial Miniature Beakers
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1899
Place MadeGermany
Techniquefree-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number57.3.115
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear glass with few bubbles; free-blown, enameled and gilded. Straight-sided slightly tapering beaker, slightly concave base with very rough pontil mark. (A) The double shield in multicolored enamel, the coat of arms of the King of France, surmounted by a royal crown and flanked by the date "1604"; on top: "REX FRANCIAE"; on the reverse and above and below the date, star-like ornaments with yellow and red dots in the center and radiating spirals, fleurs-de-lis and dashes, around rim a gilded band accompanied by a row of white dots. (B) On the obverse, in multicolored enamel, a crowned coat of arms with fleurs-de-lis against a blue background and a diagonal checker band in white and red; flanking the shield the date "1645"; above: "COM EBUROVICI" (Count Eburovici ?); the remaining decoration is identical to (A).Provenance
Source
Edwin J. Beinecke
(d. 1957)
1-199
about 1875-1895
1-199
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