Reichsadlerhumpen
A large German drinking glass painted with the imperial eagle and the arms of the Empire on its wings.
Humpen were used at guild feasts and toasts, and some hold several litres. The eagle showed the order of the Holy Roman Empire, with the emperor at the top. Examples are in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg and the Metropolitan Museum.
Materials: Greenish forest glass with enamel painting
Manufacture: Blown in cylindrical form and painted with enamels fused by firing; dates painted in the picture.
The double-headed eagle with the arms of the imperial estates on its feathers.
A date in the picture – many Humpen are dated.