Unknown Maker, German

Owl Beaker,

Maker

Culture

German

Title

Owl Beaker

Medium

silver, shell

Materials/Techniques

Dimensions

22.9 x 10.8 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 1/4 x 4 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Around the neck of the head: "VERBUM. DOMINI. MANET. IN. ETERNUM 1556" On neck of the body: "ALS. ALE. FOEGELEN. SIN. TENIST. SO. IS. DIE. FLEGEN. ANT. ALER. BIST." "VERBUM. DOMINI. MANET. IN. ETERNUM 1556" would be "The word of the Lord endures forever, 1556."

Place

Place Made: Germany

Type

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe and Mrs. Murray S. Danforth

Object Number

52.533

Owl Beaker

Around the neck of the head: "VERBUM. DOMINI. MANET. IN. ETERNUM 1556" On neck of the body: "ALS. ALE. FOEGELEN. SIN. TENIST. SO. IS. DIE. FLEGEN. ANT. ALER. BIST." "VERBUM. DOMINI. MANET. IN. ETERNUM 1556" would be "The word of the Lord endures forever, 1556."

Place Made: Germany

Publications

Exhibition History

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