Pair of Römer-style wine glasses
DateUnknown date
MediumBlown, applied, tooled, gilded, and enameled glass
Dimensions6 3/4 × 4 × 3 7/8 in. (17.1 × 10.2 × 9.8 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of Cynthia and Stuart Katz
Object number2021.45.12
DescriptionIdentical pair. Transparent pale aqua glass. Wide, squat bowl with vertical sides; hollow down to center point of trunk where it joins hollow of lower portion of trunk/foot. Yellow enameled dots around rim, and field scattered with white dots or four white dots in flower shape (four dots at top and bottom) or four white dots around a white circle with red dot center (five of these) with single white dot between. Front side has enameled armorial-type design: iron helmet facing left topped by gold crown with blue shield below (shield has arrow pushing downwards through red heart); from either side of the helmet is swirling red and white feathery elements; above crown is red heart with yellow shafted arrow poking through towards left, heart has yellow three-lobed element (another crown?). Base of bowl has blobby trail of glass with messy overlapping ends and crimped surface. Four irregular prunts on this section with four dots around center dot, and some more of the white flower and single dots; three prunts up high in front and one lower at back (helps grip?). On foot: Ring of yellow dots at top, then two rows of alternating white flower dots and circle dots as described above. Edge of foot has row of small dark blue dots above row of white dots. Ground foot.
