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Tumbler
The collection record classifies this work as glass. It is dated 1670. Recorded culture or place: Germany, Nuremberg.
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- Museum title
- Tumbler
- Date
- 1670
- Culture / origin
- Germany, Nuremberg
- Materials and technique
- glass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 x 6.4 cm (2 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Johann Schaper (German, 1635–1670)
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1916.554
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
Johann Schaper (1621-1670) was a German painter of stained glass, mainly working in Nuremberg and Regensberg, who later turned to decorating glass and ceramics from his home, typical of artisans in the 17th century (hausmaler). His style was mainly a linear one in the manner of engravings, and often he worked in black (schwarzlot) or dark colors. Schaper was so influential that other artisans tried to copy his technique, in which he scratched out details with a needle, with varying degrees of success.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade · CC0
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