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

Beaker

about 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Beaker, Germany, about 1680, probably enamelled by Hermann Benckert


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Beaker, Germany, about 1680, probably enamelled by Hermann Benckert
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
conversion size only
Styles
Marks and inscriptions
'Ehr und ein guter Nam mit Gott / Bleibt Ewig und lebt nach den Todt / Christlich gelebt Selig gestorben / Ist auff Erden gnugsam Erworben / Segne Kirch und Schul / Haushaltung und Rathstul' (Inscription; decoration; German)
Gallery label
Painted with St. Bartholemew protecting the town of Nuremberg.
Object history
Bought from the Bernal Collection.
Bibliographic reference
Bosch (1984; cat. 130)
Other number
8933 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
1903-1855

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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