drinking horn

Object NameDrinking Horn

Made FromGlass, Silver

Dateabout 1600-1650

Place Madeprobably Low Countries

TechniqueBlown, applied (vetro a fili, vetro a retorti); silver mounts

SizeOverall H: 8.5 cm

Accession Number66.3.60

Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionDrinking Horn. Colorless, opaque white. Vetro a fili, vetro a retorti; applied; silver mounts. Long and slender horn-shaped body made from opaque white canes a fili and a retorti; two colorless ribbons and one colorless loop-shaped handle applied to outside of body; silver cap at narrow end of horn; hinged cover with thumbpiece on top rim.
Provenance

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1966