Woodland scene of bird-snaring

ca. 1725

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 533

The sudden appearance of elegant, single glass beakers in the eighteenth century may be explained by the custom of drinking water with a draft of thick, sweet, hot chocolate.

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Title: Woodland scene of bird-snaring
Date: ca. 1725
Culture: German, Nuremberg
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/8 × 2 1/2 in. (8.6 × 6.4 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.185.51
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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