Large beaker
dated 1662
Object PlaceDresden, Germany
Medium/TechniqueGlass with enameled and gilded decoration
DimensionsOverall: 30.8 x 12.4 cm (12 1/8 x 4 7/8 in.)
Other (Diameter of foot.): 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Other (Diameter of foot.): 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Rudigier Gallery, Munich
Accession number2003.245
On View
Not on viewClassificationsGlass
Collections
Provenance1662, probably made for Johann-Georg II (b. 1613 - d. 1680), Elector of Saxony, Dresden [see note 1]; until World War II, by descent within Saxon royal family; 1945, taken to Pillnitz Castle, near Dresden and looted [see note 2]; subsequently restituted to the descendants of the Saxon royal family; 2003, sold by the descendants of the Saxon royal family to Rudigier Gallery, Munich; 2004, gift of the Rudigier Gallery to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 21, 2003)
NOTES:
[1] The provenance given here was provided at the time of the object's acquisition. The object is said to have been stored in the Hofkellerei, or court cellars, in Dresden. [2] According to information provided by Rudigier Gallery, in 1945 the object was transferred from the private possession of the Saxon royal family to the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), Castle Pillnitz, and was recently restituted to the family. Pillnitz was a major repository for art in Dresden during World War II. It housed paintings, sculpture, and works of decorative art from private collections -- including that of the Saxon royal family -- and from the Dresden museums for safekeeping. Much of the art stored in such repositories was looted in 1945 by the Soviet Army. The process of restitution has been ongoing since the 1950s.
NOTES:
[1] The provenance given here was provided at the time of the object's acquisition. The object is said to have been stored in the Hofkellerei, or court cellars, in Dresden. [2] According to information provided by Rudigier Gallery, in 1945 the object was transferred from the private possession of the Saxon royal family to the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), Castle Pillnitz, and was recently restituted to the family. Pillnitz was a major repository for art in Dresden during World War II. It housed paintings, sculpture, and works of decorative art from private collections -- including that of the Saxon royal family -- and from the Dresden museums for safekeeping. Much of the art stored in such repositories was looted in 1945 by the Soviet Army. The process of restitution has been ongoing since the 1950s.
mid-16th century
dated 1705
dated 1590
dated 1607
