Electors Beaker (Kurfurstenhumpen)
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.
Late 19th-early 20th century
about 1500
1849
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