Beaker
Unknown
early 16th century · Free- and mold-blown glass with applied decoration · The Cloisters
Ordinary drinking vessels were produced widely throughout German-speaking lands. Because the workshops that made them were located in forests, where raw materials were readily available, they are often called Waldgläser (forest glasses). This example is unusual in the refinement of its design.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- early 16th century
- Medium
- Free- and mold-blown glass with applied decoration
- Culture
- German
- Department
- The Cloisters
- Credit line
- The Cloisters Collection, 1983
