Skip to main content
Advanced Search
beaker
beaker

beaker

Object NameWater Beaker
Engraver Anton Wilhelm Mäuerl (German, 1672-1732)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1720-1730
Place MadeGermany, Nuremberg
TechniqueBlown, tooled, engraved
SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm, Diam (max): 7.3 cm
Accession Number2017.3.7 B
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
Hot chocolate was an expensive luxury. It was usually served in a lidded cup to keep it warm, along with a glass of water and small pastries called sweetmeats.
Physical DescriptionWater Beaker. Colorless glass; blown, engraved. Colorless beaker with raised foot, which flares towards the base. The body, which flares outwards towards the rim, is decorated with elaborate strapwork and foliate designs, featuring on one side, a gallant figure standing between two urns under a baldachin, and a profile bust beneath a crown on the other.
Provenance
Source Röbbig München - 2014-01-2017-03-15
Former Collection Kunsthandel Schlemmer - 2014-01

There are no works to discover for this record.