Luck of Edenhall
A Syrian glass beaker with enamel and gold that an English family believed held their luck.
The beaker reached England in the 14th century and was kept by the Musgrave family at Edenhall, where legend said their luck would end if it broke. It has been in the Victoria and Albert Museum since 1958.
Materials: Blown glass with enamel and gilding, leather case
Manufacture: The beaker was blown and painted with enamel and gold, fused by firing; the tooled-leather case was made in Europe.
The clear glass with a geometric pattern in red, blue, green and gold.
The medieval leather case, with IHS on the lid.