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Engraved with arms of Saxony-Poland and Hunting Scene.

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Document identity
localId
127730
label
Standing Cup
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
127730
contentType
object
title
Standing Cup
description
Engraved with arms of Saxony-Poland and Hunting Scene.
date
c. 1715
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60757496
genreSpecific
Glass
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 48 x 16.3 cm (18 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
cul
Bohemia
accession
1950.390.a
Source extras
tec
glass
tombstone
Standing Cup, c. 1715. Bohemia. Glass; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 48 x 16.3 cm (18 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.390.a
collection
Decorative Arts
inscriptions
inscription
the German inscription engraved around the hunting scene translates as: When sorrow torments us enjoy a glass of wine and also the joy of a hunt; engraved on the opposite side: F.A.K.J.P.V.C.F.Z.S. (Friedrich August Keonig in Polen und Chur Fuerst zu Sachsen).
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 129
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 129
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 164
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:34:48.020000
sourceId
127730
dept
Decorative Art and Design
coll
Decorative Arts
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glass
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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b75211b4a085d232