The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of August 16, 2022

Beaker (Humpen)

1568

Germany, probably Bohemia, 16th century

Enameled glass

Overall: 26.1 x 11.8 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)

Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon 1948.232

Location

not on view

Description

This humpen once belonged to the Chapter of Magdeburg Cathedral. On the upper register is the figure of St. Mauritius, patron saint of Magdeburg and the inscription S. Mauritius, 1568. Armorial shields are accompanied by names of members of the cathedral chapter.

Inscriptions

Inscription

LUDWIG VON LOCHOW, DOMDECHANT (dean of a cathedral); JOHAN VON ARNIM, CELLARIUS (a steward of a religious order); CHRISTOFF VON GHORNE, SCHOLASTER (a scholastic).

Provenance
Baron Nathaniel de Rothschild and Baron Auguste de Rothschild, Vienna.
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 258 archive.org
Exhibition history

Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.232