Beaker
Ordinary drinking vessels were produced widely throughout German-speaking lands. Because the workshops that made them were located in forests, where raw materials were readily available, they are often called Waldgläser (forest glasses). This example is unusual in the refinement of its design.
Artwork Details
- Title: Beaker
- Date: early 16th century
- Geography: Made in probably Lower Rhineland, Germany
- Culture: German
- Medium: Free- and mold-blown glass with applied decoration
- Dimensions: Overall: 3 9/16 x 3 1/4 in. (9 x 8.3 cm)
- Classification: Glass-Vessels
- Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1983
- Object Number: 1983.16
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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Hans of Landshut
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late 15th century
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