Ribbed beaker, ca. 1250–1325

MediumDecolourized and blue glass, mould-blown

(H x Ø)10,2 × 8,4 cm

Place foundMainz

Place of originunknown (Germany?)

Status

on display, room G 04

About the workRibs are a common decorative element in glassmaking. On this type of beaker, which was common in Central Europe around 1300, they appear particularly firm and rigid. They invite comparison with the outer buttresses of Gothic church buildings from this period. The cup is believed to have been found in Mainz. This fits in well with the city’s period of prosperity between 1244 and 1328, when it flourished after its liberation from archiepiscopal rule. It is not yet known, however, where such decolourised and therefore luxurious glasses were produced.

AccessionKarl Amendt collection, permanent loan since 2005

Inventory numberLP 2010-9

Middle Ages

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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