Flute with the Tree of the House of Orange
Flute with the Tree of the House of Orange
Place of OriginProbably Netherlands
Dateabout 1665
DimensionsH: 17 3/8 in. (44.1 cm)
Mediumblown and diamond-point engraved glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1958.22
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4
DescriptionEngraved with the lion and motto of the United Provinces, "Eendraght maeckt maght" (Strength in Unity), and an orange tree stump sending forth a new shoot, probably emblematic of William III, Prince of Orange, born in 1650.
Label TextEggshell-thin glassware in the Venetian style (façon de Venise), made for the Dutch market, was sometimes decorated with engraved texts, images, and symbols to mark special occasions. This flute, inscribed “Strength in Unity” in Dutch, features the lion symbolic of the Dutch Republic and a stylized tree representing the ruling House of Orange.Published ReferencesToledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 182-83, repr. (col.).
Late 17th century
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Willem Jacobsz. Van Heemskerk
Mid-17th century
about 1520-1530
Early 16th century
Regency Period (1715-1725)
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