Berkemeyer (drinking glass with prunts), ca. 1550–1600
Light blue green glass, blown
(H x Ø)9 × 8,9 cm
About the workIn the second half of the sixteenth century, the variety of shapes of drinking glasses decreased. Only a few types continued to be developed. A “Berkemeyer” is a glass with a low foot and prunts in the lower half of the wall and a mostly smooth, flared wall above it; they were widespread in Germany and the Netherlands between around 1550 and 1650. In the evolution of glassware, they stand between the “Krautstrunk” (literally “cabbage stalk”) and the “rummer”. With its spun foot, cylindrical lower part and straight-walled, funnel-shaped upper part, the Berkemeyer is presented here in its clearest form.
AccessionKarl Amendt collection, permanent loan since 1988
Inventory numberLP 2010-110
