beaker
Object NameArmorial Beaker
Made FromGlass
Date1800-1899
Place MadeGermany
Techniquefree-blown, enameled, gilded
SizeH: 7.9 cm; D (rim): 6.5 cm, (base): 4.6 cm
Accession Number57.3.114
Credit LineGift of Edwin J. Beinecke
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionComparatively heavy clear beaker with very slight yellow tinge, decreasing in thickness at rim; wear marks at base; free-blown, enameled, and gilded. Straight-sided body tapering downwards to slightly concave base with very slight pontil mark; on the obverse, in multicolored enamel, the coat of arms of the Prince of Arenberg accompanied on top by the inscription: "PRINC ARENBERGAE"; flanking the arms the date "1634"; on the reverse a star-like motif in white consisting of dots, spirals, and dashes, above and below the date small white rosettes; below rim a gilded band (partly rubbed off) studded with green and red beads and accompanied at bottom by a row of white beads.Provenance
Former Collection
Peter Gilsey
Source
Edwin J. Beinecke
(d. 1957)
Corning Inc.
25 BCE-99 CE