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Hedwig beaker
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
This is one of sixteen extant Hedwig glasses, a type of beaker named after Saint Hedwig of Silesia (1174–1234), who owned two of them. According to an inscription on the bottom of this glass, it belonged to a German count in 1643. The glass was then thought to be a thousand years old. In fact, it probably originated in the 12th century and was made in Sicily.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHedwig beaker. c. 1100 - c. 1200. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
