Switzerland
1663
Pot metal; white glass with silver stain and enamel
43.5 x 35.0 (17 1/8 x 13 3/4)
Many mending leads
Provenance: Stanley Mortimer, Litchfield, Ct.
Bibliography: Unpublished
Collection: Princeton University: The Art Museum (Princeton, New Jersey)
Object/Accession: 61-52 (Gift of Stanley Mortimer)
Arms: All with crested helms; 1. or a lion rampant, 2. azure a fleur-de-lis or, impaled by azure a lion rampant or, 3. azure two crossed keys or, per base three hills vert with triangle argent, per chief a cross or, 4. azure a crescent and a mullet or, 5. argent a bend argent with a raven rampant sable and or thereon, 6. or impaled gules, a lure sable, 7. azure a bell inscribed with a mullet or, 8. or a lion rampant sable holding two diamonds argent, 9. azure a bend or with three spades sable thereon, 10. azure two mullets or, 11. or a crescent sable over an arrow argent, 12. azure sprays with leaves vert and blossoms argent, 13. azure a tower argent supported by three hills or, 14. gules impaled or a lure sable
Inscriptions: above arms: 1. Tobias Hallen des Bronkenrahts 16[..]/; 2. Hans Konrad […] Stattgerichts 1663/; 3. Johannes Pimman Hoffmeister 1663/; 4. Johannes Seiller 1663/; 5. Tobias Grimm 1663/; 6. Johannes Schalch 1663/; 7. Hans Conradt Flaach Rahts 1663/; 8. Mathis Hertenstein 1663/; 9. Hans Georg Sigerist Leutenenampt 1663/; 10. Heinrich Huber [..]arnet 1663/; 11. Henander Huiter des Stattgerichts 1663/; 12. Hans Martin […]; 13. Hans Ludwig Burgower Hauptman 1663/; 14. Philip Schal[…] Stattgerichts und [. . .] 1663/; center: Skiurus mit der Pfeilen bund / Macht seinen achzig Sohnenkund/ Das einigkeit geringe sachen/ Vermehren konn und grosser machen / Unkeinigkeit auch grosse ding/Zerstor und gar zu nich ten bring/ O wohl dem lieben va tterlande/ Dass verknupf t mit treues bande !/ O wohl d[.] warte Eidgnossschaf t/ Weil einigke[.]t ist deine krafft/ Kinderen nam hierumb geschriben/ Von freudtlichen gemut ge[..]hen/ Dem Herzen dis[.]s hauss so mild/ Den glasgema lten wapen schildt/ Und was darzu gehoret schenken/ Zu guten wunsch und angedenken !/
Note: The Corpus Vitrearum USA is digitizing the content of its checklists. During the digitization process, words and terms may be transcribed incorrectly, particularly text that uses diacritical marks. We are working to verify and correct all information for each entry and to add marks where they may be missing or incorrect. If you have questions about a specific work in Checklist II, consult the PDF/printed version of the checklist.