Calligraphic engraving of glass was considered a useful pastime for the cultural elite in the 17th century. The poet Anna Roemers Visscher, for example, was very adept at this craft. These glass bottles were engraved with decorative script by Willem van Heemskerk, a cloth merchant from Leiden.
Specifications
| Title | wine bottle |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Free-blown glass with diamond point engraving |
| Object type |
Wine bottle
> Bottle
> Holder
> Kitchen and household
> Utensil
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 21,3 cm Weight 0,3 Diameter 14,3 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Engraver:
Willem Jacobszoon van Heemskerk
Glass blower: Anoniem |
| Accession number | 785 (KN&V) |
| Credits | Gift Ms H.J. Heederik-de Wolff, 1969 |
| Department | Applied Arts & Design |
| Acquisition date | 1969 |
| Creation date | in 1686 |
| Internal exhibitions |
Hand Made - Long Live Craft (2013) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Free-blowing
> Free-blown
> Glass blowing techniques
> Glass technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Free-blowing
> Free-blown
> Glass blowing techniques
> Glass technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Diamond point engraving
> Engraving
> Engraved
> Manual
> Intaglio printing techniques
> Printing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
|
| Geographical origin | The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
| Geographical origin | Germany > Western Europe > Europe |
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All about the artist
Willem Jacobszoon van Heemskerk
Leiden 1613 - Leiden 1692
Van Heemskerk was a textile merchant in Leiden. A characteristic of his work is the use of short, pithy proverbs which are evidence of a Remonstrant mind. There...
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