tankard
Object NameTankard
Made FromGlass
Date1601-1700
Place MadeNetherlands
TechniqueFree-blown, diamond-point engraved, applied parts
SizeH: 17.1 cm; D (rim): 8 cm, (at handle): 15.2 cm
Accession Number56.3.61
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear glass with many small and minute bubbles; free-blown and diamond-point engraved, with applied parts. Spherical body with wide cylindrical neck and slightly pushed-up base, with rough pontil mark; applied crimped foot ring, heavy hollow ear-shaped handle applied to neck and body; around the body three peasant couples dancing and walking, on both sides of the handle two musicians, around neck foliage with three peacocks.Provenance
Source
N. V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Glasfabriek Leerdam
