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Beaker

Beaker

  • Place of origin:

    Bohemia, Czech Republic (made)

  • Date:

    1616 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Fisscher, Hieronymous (enameller)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Enamelled glass

  • Museum number:

    1842-1855

  • Gallery location:

    Glass, room 131, case 13, shelf 1

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Humpen is the German term for a large communal drinking vessel. It could contain several pints of beer and would be passed around the table on special occasions. When not in use, it was displayed on a high shelf.

The painted decoration on such glasses often refers to their owners. In this case, the painting depicts 12 scenes of the cooper's trade. The top ones show the workmen making the staves, fitting them together to form a barrel and hammering on the iron rings, or hoops. The bottom ones show them making the lid, testing the drink and enjoying the final result.

Physical description

Painted with twelve scenes of the cooper's trade. Inscribed "Hieronimus Fischscher" and "1616" (enamelled)

Place of Origin

Bohemia, Czech Republic (made)

Date

1616 (made)

Artist/maker

Fisscher, Hieronymous (enameller)

Materials and Techniques

Enamelled glass

Marks and inscriptions

Inscribed 'Hieronimus Fischscher' and '1616' (enamelled)

Dimensions

Height: 30.5 cm, Width: 13.0 cm maximum

Descriptive line

Beaker (Humpen), Bohemia, enamelled by Hieronymous Fisscher, 1616-1616, 1842-1855 .

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Cf. Hamburg cat. 1995, nr. 52

Labels and date

Painted with twelve scenes of the cooper's trade. Scenes numbered 1-6 on the top row show the fashioning of the staves, the fitting of them together to form a barrel and the hammering on of the iron rings. Scenes numbered 7-12 on the bottom row depict flames at the top of the barrel, making the lid, testing the drink and enjoying the final result.

Production Note

dated 1616

Categories

Containers; Glass

Collection code

CER

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