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Engraved glass with a foreign coat of arms

Part of the collection: Glass

Popularization note

Glass The glass was made in a Silesian or Czech glassworks in 1709. It is made of thick glass, conical, with fluted decoration. On the front of the glass is the two-headed eagle of the German Empire with a coat of arms on its breast, with a sword in its left claw, a sceptre in its right. Above the eagle’s head is the imperial crown, on the sides an inscription: VIV/ AT. At the back is a four-field escutcheon (coat of arms unrecognised) framed by S-shaped plant branches, surmounted by a helmet with wings. Below the shield is the date 1709. The whole is framed by palm branches. Above the shield are the initials IP/ W. The rim of the glass at the spout and its lower part accentuated with an engraved edge ornament. At the bottom is a garland of a leafy branch. Barbara Trojnar

Information about the object

Information about this object

Author / creator

unknown

Dimensions

height: 10.5 cm

Technique

carving

Material

glass

Owner

Castle Museum in Łańcut

Identification number

S.1369MŁ

Location / status

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