Tankard

Dietrich Mayer

1649 · Gilded silver, reverse-painted glass (verre églomisé) · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The arms on the lid (Rahn impaling Escher) are those of Hans Heinrich Rahn (1593–1669), who married Ursula Escher in 1612. He became a Burghermaster of Zurich in 1655. The personification of Faith, Hope, and Charity are variants of the figures in an engraving by Dietrich Meyer. Better known as painter and engraver, Meyer is thought to have learned the verre eglomise technique from the Zurich master Hans Jakob Sprungli.

Artist

Dietrich Mayer

Date

1649

Medium

Gilded silver, reverse-painted glass (verre églomisé)

Culture

Swiss, Zurich

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1968