Beaker
1660-1670 (made)
| Place of origin |
The romantic landscape on this drinking beaker is painted in lead-based enamel. This kind of enamelling is similar to painting on stained glass windows. The soft enamel can be fired at a relatively low temperature and allows the artist to paint fine detail.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled glass |
| Brief description | Enamelled glass beaker, Germany, 1660-1670, enamelled by Johann Schaper |
| Physical description | Beaker, enamelled. |
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| Styles | |
| Marks and inscriptions | JOH. SCHAPER (Makers's mark; signature) |
| Object history | Bought from the Bernal Collection. |
| Summary | The romantic landscape on this drinking beaker is painted in lead-based enamel. This kind of enamelling is similar to painting on stained glass windows. The soft enamel can be fired at a relatively low temperature and allows the artist to paint fine detail. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bosch, 1984, no.68 |
| Other number | 8932 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1903A-1855 |
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| Record created | November 2, 1998 |
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