Switzerland, Bern
17th century, second half
White glass with silver stain and enamel
35.7 x 25.8 (14 x 10 1/8)
Mending leads; patination; replacements include: left spandrel, column, inscription, and scene with horse; bishop a stopgap
Provenance: Private Collection, France; Sibyll Kummer-Rothenhäusler, Zurich
Bibliography: Unpublished
Collection: Private Collection (Hillsborough, California)
Object/Accession: 670/162
Inscriptions: ABOVE (top center): [.]HS (on scroll in spandrels, modern): Sapiens/ Intellige (outer arch): Stulti a[.] (modern)/ vando Sapite (inner arch): A/ Porta/ [.]ngusta/ O;CENTER (lef t capital, modern): Principium (right capital): et finis (cross, center): fixus (column, right): intrabunt per earn P. 117.24 (column base, left): Spes gloria coeli (column base, right): Poena infema metus BELOW (lef t half modern): Mr. Balta-sar Riiffi/ der Ferber und Maria/ Zietn Mr. Christen/ Ruffi weil gerber und/ Ester Rossier Eheleut/l6 [..]