Beaker thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Beaker

1550-1625 (made)
Place of origin

Beaker, blown filigree glass, Europe, probably southern Germany, 1575-1625


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
filigree glass (a retorti)
Brief description
Beaker, blown filigree glass, Europe, probably southern Germany, 1575-1625
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.5cm
  • Greatest width width: 11.7cm
Styles
Object history
Bought from the Bernal Collection.
Production
Cf. Rückert bd.1, nr.157, Tirol, dated 1601, typical smoke colour.
Bibliographic reference
E. Baumgartner, Reflets de Venise, 2015, cat. 57, pp. 150-151, for a similar beaker with replacement foot, inscribed with diamond-point-engraved names and dated 1593
Other number
8405 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
1820-1855

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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