Bibliography
"Acquisitions/1984." The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 13 (1985), p. 256, no. 247.
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Pattern-Molded Beaker (Warzenglas)
Unknown
Possibly German
Germany (possibly) (Place Created)
17th century
Mold-blown dark green glass with applied decoration
84.DK.530
15.1 × 8.7 cm (5 15/16 × 3 7/16 in.)
From the mid-1500s throughout the 1600s,
Wart glasses were probably used for drinking or as altar reliquaries. Many wart glasses of colorless,
"Acquisitions/1984." The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal 13 (1985), p. 256, no. 247.