Allegory of love, hope and plenty
The seated woman pounding a goblet with a hammer refers to the inscription: Man soll die Endrung der, von unsres Freundschaft sagen, ertragen (You could say our friendship is finished if this fragile glass can bear the strokes of a hammer).
On the reverse, three amorini stand on platforms holding, respectively, a bow, a horn-of-plenty and an anchor as allegories of love, plenty and hope.
On the reverse, three amorini stand on platforms holding, respectively, a bow, a horn-of-plenty and an anchor as allegories of love, plenty and hope.
Artwork Details
- Title: Allegory of love, hope and plenty
- Engraver: Johann Heinrich Balthasar Sang (German, active Brunswick)
- Date: ca. 1750
- Culture: German, Brunswick (Braunschweig)
- Medium: Glass, engraved and partly polished
- Dimensions: Overall (with cover): 12 3/8 × 3 5/8 in. (31.4 × 9.2 cm)
- Classification: Glass
- Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
- Object Number: 27.185.26a, b
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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