Covered Beaker with a View of Nuremberg
Covered Beaker with a View of Nuremberg
ArtistProbably
Herrmann Benckert
(German, 1653 - ?)
Place of OriginGermany, Nuremberg
Dateabout 1665
DimensionsOverall (height to the top of the cover): 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
MediumCylindrical cup on three blown feet.
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1950.36
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4
DescriptionPainted in black with view of Nuremberg on cup; deer hunt on cover.
Probably second quarter of the first century
Mid-first century
First half of the first century
about 1730
about 1829
Probably first half of 4th century CE
about 1829
Libbey Glass Company, an operating division of Owens-Illinois Glass Company
1940-1945
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