Heraldic Roundel with Arms of the Canton of Zürich
1593
Hans Rütter
Hans Rütter (Swiss, 1550–1610)
Decorative Art and Design
Heraldic Roundel with Arms of the Canton of Zürich, 1593. Workshop of Hans Rütter (Swiss, 1550–1610). White glass with silver stain and pot metal; diameter: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1955.71 The coats-of-arms of 31 different Swiss towns and provinces are shown in the outer ring of this stained glass roundel. If you look closely, you can see flowers, lions, and a unicorn. What symbols would you choose for your own coat-of-arms?
- Maker/Artist
- Hans Rütter
- Classification
- Glass
- Formatted Medium
- white glass with silver stain and pot metal
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1955.71
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 114 Late Northern Renaissance
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