Switzerland, Zurich
1593
Pot metal; white glass with silver stain and enamel; flashed and abraded glass
Diameter: 44.5 (17 1/2)
The shields and names of the Aemter are incorrectly matched and both include duplicates indicating modern replacements; left lion and shields of Zurich are probably modern
Provenance: Lord Sudeley, Toddington Castle, Gloucestershire; Galerie Helbing, Munich; Walter von Pannwitz, Bennebroek
Bibliography: Sudeley sale (1911), 52, no. 66; Otto von Falke, Die Kunstsammlung van Pannwitz, 2 Skulpturen und Kunstgewerbe (Munich, 1925), 11, no. 107.
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art (Cleveland, Ohio)
Object/Accession: 55.71 J. H. Wade Fund
Arms: Per bend argent and azure twice repeated (Zurich), (ABOVE) Or a double-headed eagle displayed sable crowned or (The Empire); crown and orb held between supporters; supporters: two lions holding swords erect; Surrounding shields (Aemter of Zurich): Top and clockwise, 1. Or a castle sable on a triple mount argent and in chief two stars argent (Meilen); 2. Or a stag statant sable turned to sinister on a triple mount vert (Eglisau); 3. Per fess (?) or and vert overall a lion rampant argent turned to sinister (Griiningen ?); 4. Paly argent and azure and over all a fess gules (Regensberg); 5. Per chevron sable and or three orbs countercharged (Maschwanden); 6. Argent two reed maces per saltire proper (Thalwil); 7. Azure a quatrefoil argent barbed and seeded proper (Kilchberg); 8. Or a hound rampant sable turned to sinister swallowing a fish argent (Miinnedorf); 9. Argent Saint Verena standing vested, gown or, cloak azure and argent, holding a comb and watering pot or (Stiifa); 10. Per bend sinister in chief azure a star or, in base or a demi-mill iron sable (Zollikon ?); 11. Paly argent and azure and over all a fess gules (Regensberg); 12. Gules a bend or between two lions passant or (Andelfingen); 13. Gules a lozenge fermau or per pale (Wiidenswil); 14. Per bend argent and gules (Biilach ?); 15. Or a pile sable sinister (Hedingen); 16. Gules a city gate argent, in chief a rainbow or (Regensburg); 17. Azure two fleur-de-lis scepters per saltire argent (Fliintern); 18. Or a bear’s head couped sable turned to sinister, langued argent (Sellenbiiren); 19. Per fess in chief azure a crescent renverse or, in base or two roses gules seeded or (Neiiwampf) 20. Gules a fess argent in chief two bears’ heads couped sable collared or turned to sinister, in base one of the same (Elgg); 21. Azure two cubit arms appaume vested or (Laufen); 22. Or a mill iron sable (Freiamt); 23. Or a giiffin rampant gules turned to sinister (Greiffensee); 24. Argent a bend sinister gules between two lions rampant gules turned to sinister (Winterthur); 25. Gules a swan proper (Horgen); 26. Or a demi-crequier vert impaling gules a tree trunk or (Stamrnheim); 27. Gules a unicorn naissant argent (Riimlang); 28. Or a stag statant sable turned to sinister (Eglisau ?); 29. Vert a lion rampant argent turned to sinister (Griiningen); 30. Gules a bend or between two lions passant or (Andelfingen)
Inscriptions: ·Anno Domini· ·1593·; Border: (Top and clockwise); Stammen(?); Sellenburen; […]; […]; […]; Kyburg; Regensberg; Maschwanden; Stein; Andelfingen; Flunteren; Sellenburen; […]uwandt(?); Elggl(?); Louffen(?); Wadischwyl; Bulach; Hed[…]; Ragensberg; Ma[.]chwanden(?); Staffen(?); […]nsee; […]; Eglisauw(?); Gruningen; Bulach(?); Hedingen; Regensburg; […]; […]
Attributed to Hans Ruetler (1550-1610)