Humpen

Object NameHumpen

Made FromGlass

Date1875-1899

Techniquefree-blown, enameled, applied decoration

SizeH: 19.8 cm; D (rim): 12.5 cm, (base): 9.4 cm

Accession Number55.3.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Place Made

Central Europe

Physical DescriptionClear glass with minute bubbles; free-blown and enameled with applied decoration. Body with walls slightly tapering downwards, very high kick-up at base with pontil mark, uneven rim; body divided through an applied ring - blue enamel with yellow dots - in two zones: the top part shows below rings of white and blue dots a woman and man flanking a coat-of-arms consisting of two hearts, one bearing a "3", surrounded by flames and surmounted by a feeding goose, on the back a stylized flower, between the figures and devices white rhombus-like ornaments, above the coat-of-arms the date "1690", above the flower the inscription: "Lieb mich allein oder lass gar sein./."; the bottom of the body has applied disk-like prunts in blue enamel with yellow centers; an applied base ring at bottom of body.
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