Electors Beaker (Kurfurstenhumpen)

Place of OriginGermany, Franconia

Date1651

DimensionsH: 8 1/16 in. (20.5 cm); Rim Diam: 4 1/16 in. (10.3 cm); Base Diam: 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm)

MediumBlown, with enameled and gilded decoration

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1950.27

Not on View

DescriptionLight grayish glass; polychrome enamels, gilt; divided into four sections by architectural elements; on obverse is double-headed eagle of the Holy Roman Empire; three other sections depict electors of the Empire; "Platz" (Palsgrave); "Sach-em" (Saxony); and Brandenbürgh. The eagle was sometimes used to represent the elector of Bohemia.