beaker
Object NameCovered Beaker with Gilded Mount
Made FromGlass, Silver, Gilding
Date1613
TechniqueBlown, engraved, diamond-point (scratch) engraved
SizeOverall H: 28.5 cm
Accession Number89.3.27
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Museum Endowment Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750
Interpretive NotesThe coats of arms engraved on the beaker are those of Heinrich von Waldburg-Wolfegg (1568-1637) and his wife, Maria Jakoba, Countess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1577-1650). The beaker was probably intended to display religious relics or possibly natural curiosities.
Germany
Provenance
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1720-1750
1880-1900
1880-1900
about 1846-1860
about 1700