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Beaker
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Beaker
- Place of origin:
France (made)
- Date:
mid 16th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Enamelled and gilt, diamond point engraved glass
- Museum number:
C.260-1936
- Gallery location:
Glass, room 131, case 10, shelf 3
Place of Origin
France (made)
Date
mid 16th century (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Enamelled and gilt, diamond point engraved glass
Marks and inscriptions
'FERME CUER' & 'COTRE FORTUNE' ; 'JE SUIS A VOUS' 'Good courage' 'Against fortune' 'I am yours'
Found in a hole behind the ivey in Stokecurci Castle Stogursey, Somerset
Dimensions
Height: 17.0 cm
Descriptive line
Beaker, France, 1500-1600
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Suzanne Gaynor 'French enamelled glass of the Renaissance' Journal of Glass Studies Vol.33 1991 cat.No 14
See object info file
Fragments of two similar objects, excavated in Lübeck
Labels and date
Decorated with a man with a sword and a woman holding a heart. The inscriptions translate as 'Good courage against yours', and 'I am yours' This object has been dated to the middle of the 16th century by the costumes the two figures are wearing.
Production Note
Considered by Buckley to have been produced in the same glasshouse as a goblet in the BM, reg.no.S824
Subjects depicted
Man; Woman; Sword; Heart
Categories
Glass; Drinking
Collection code
CER
