Glassware, beaker with blunt prunts, circa 1200-1325

This shape of glass has an oriental origin, and in the 11th and 12th centuries the most famous workshops producing such glasses were based in Corinth (Greece) and Cyprus. Many of these glasses were exported to France as luxury products. Some similar pieces have been found in Italy (Tarquinia), Switzerland (Zürich), Germany (Baden Würtenberg, Bonn) and eastern France (Strasbourg). In an archaeological context this distribution suggests that there was production of these pieces in the Alps region in the 13th and 14th C , but to date no workshop has been discovered. Archaeologists believe production had begun in Italy and southern France by the 13th century. When production began in Germany in the 14th and 15th C., these glasses became very popular throughout Europe.

Our replica has been copied from an original in the Louvre, which is speculated to be of Cyprus origin and dated to 1180. Glasses of this type are seen in the Manessa Codex (308v/Steinmar, 271r/v. Buchheim).

Hand made in Belgium by Le Verre Historique. Please note that due to the handcrafted nature of this item, dimensions & capacity are approximate and will vary slightly from piece to piece.

Cylindrical shaped body with widely flaring upper edge. Green with applied dots of green and cobalt.

5.5” high, 9 oz. capacity.