Imperial Eagle Beaker

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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Imperial Eagle Beaker

1651

Artist/maker unknown, German

This drinking vessel shows the double eagle of the Holy Roman Empire. The fifty-six shields represent the constituent parts of the Empire. On the back are the words Das heilige Römische Reich mit Sampt Seinen Gliedern / 1651 (The Holy Roman Empire with all its members / 1651).

Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Imperial Eagle Beaker
Humpen

Date:

1651

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, German

Medium:

Soda-lime glass with painted enamel decoration

Dimensions:

Height: 11 1/2 inches (29.2 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

The George H. Lorimer Collection, 1938

Accession Number:

1938-23-71

Geography:

Made in Germany, Europe Probably made in Franconia, southern Germany, Germany, Europe

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Gallery 354a, European Art 1500-1850, third floor

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