Beaker

15th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 307

This type of stocky vessel, known as a Krautstrunk (literally, cabbage stalk), was one of the most common forms of drinking glass in Germany during the late Middle Ages; the green color is also characteristically German. The vessel displays applied drops of glass called prunts, used both to decorate its sides and to permit a firm grip.

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Title: Beaker
Date: 15th century
Culture: German
Medium: Glass
Dimensions: Overall: 4 1/8 x 3 1/16 in. (10.5 x 7.8 cm)
Base: 2 1/16 in. (5.3 cm)
Classification: Glass-Vessels
Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
Object Number: 27.185.207
Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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