Berkemeyer, 16th century
Unknown artist, Netherlandsexpand_more
Glassexpand_more
The James Ford Bell Foundation Endowment for Art Acquisitionexpand_more 2010.79.1
On View in Gallery 332expand_more
This Netherlandish drinking glass of the type called Berkemeyer is notable for its flared bowl, which tapers to a hollow stem decorated with textured prunts. Both a decorative element and a practical one, the applied prunts were originally designed to provide drinkers in any state of sobriety, or lack thereof, with a good grip. The name Berkemeyer is reminiscent of the fact that the glass type was based upon wooden drinking vessels, which were frequently carved of birch wood, or berkemei in Dutch. The distinctive prunts became iconic in the decoration of Netherlandish and German drinking glasses in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. As a result, Berkemeyers are often depicted in Netherlandish still life paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries.
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- Berkemeyer
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- 2010.79.1
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