beaker
Object NameBeaker
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1899
Place MadeGermany
Techniquefree-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeH: 13.2 cm; D (rim): 11.1 cm, (base): 9.5 cm
Accession Number57.3.141
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionClear extremely bubbly heavy glass; free-blown, enameled and gilded. Straight-sided body slightly tapering to slightly concave base with rough pontil mark; on the obverse the coat of arms of Count Hohenlohe - Neuenstein und Langenburg; on the reverse a flower stalk (similar to Saxonian flowers) with a brownish-red and two blue blossoms; in between pairs of gilded quartered diamonds accompanied by white scrolls and dashes; above the coat of arms the inscription: "COM - DE - HOHENLOHE 1645"; the rim is gilded, below a row of white beads.Provenance
Former Collection
Prince Chlodwig Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
Source
Edwin J. Beinecke
(d. 1957)
