New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Beaker/Tumbler

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureVenetian

Date1750-1799

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Base: 2 5/16 in. (5.9 cm)

InscribedSee description. Central white enameled circle on bottom. Enameled banners translate: "Wine & Music delight the heart""The optimal use of wine is good for the health".

Credit LineGift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid

Object number59.37.18

Not on view

DescriptionBeaker/tumbler of clear glass. Pale blue/grey tapered. Enameled on the side with a spray of pink flowers and on the opposite side a spray of blue ones, divided by two banners. One is a blue enamel with "Vinum & musica laetificant" written in black in its' center. The pink one has in its' center: "Modus utendi vino optimus est corporis necessitas".

Label TextTumbler Venice, Italy Second half of 18th century Blown glass; enameled. Inscriptions: in banners "Vinum & musica laetificant / cor" (Wine and music delight the heart) "Modus utendi vino optimus / est corporis necessitas" (The optimal use of wine is good for the health) Gift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid 59.37.18Published ReferencesOswald & Antoine Brussa, _History of Glass- Late 18th Century_, chapter by Ward Lloyd, pg. 167. Hugh Tait, _The Golden Age of Venetian Glass_, catalog of special 1979 Exhibition, No. 222 is a similar one: same inscription, color and shape. Noted "probably painted by a member of the Brussa family".