Beaker with Self Portrait of Glass Engraver Adriaen Hoevenaar

Object Name: 
Beaker with Self Portrait of Glass Engraver Adriaen Hoevenaar

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Object Name: 
Beaker with Self Portrait of Glass Engraver Adriaen Hoevenaar
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Netherlands (engraving)
England (glass)
Accession Number: 
2008.3.13
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 9.1 cm; Rim Diam: 7.5 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1804
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown, engraved. Sub-concial beaker with thick base. Diamond-point and stippled engraving: ornamental band below rim; cartouche with profile portrait of Adrianus Hoevenaar, with laural wreath border; smaller shield with border of diamonds, spindles, and beads, bearing monogram "AH" framed by putto with branch of oak leaves in one hand and banderol with number "40" in other hand, and an oak shoot. Garland of roses with inscription "11.September" and "1804".

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Frides Kunst en Antiekhandel V.O.F., Source
Material: 
glass
Inscription: 
11. September 1804
inscription
: 
Engraved Around the top edge under ornamental band
AH
signature
: 
Engraved In the center of a cartouche

Publications (1)

The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2008 (2009) illustrated, p. 10; BIB# AI94759