beaker
Object NameBeaker (Stangenglas)
Made FromGlass
Dateprobably 1600-1650
TechniqueFree-blown, latticinio decoration, enameled,gilded
SizeH: 33.4 cm; D (rim): 9.2 cm, (foot): 12.1 cm
Accession Number57.3.51
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Fragile Art: Extraordinary Objects from The Corning Museum of Glass
Interpretive NotesThe enameled decoration on this communal beer glass depicts the Ancient Greek and Roman god, Apollo, as patron of Music and Poetry. He is seated on Mount Parnassus in Greece, the mythological home of the Muses.
Germany
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