Beaker

This green glass beaker, dating to 1630, was made by an anonymous German master. The height of the vessel is 36 cm. The front is decorated with the coats of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Vasa dynasty and the palatinates of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland.
In the centre is the joint coat of arms of the Grand duke of Lithuania and King of Poland Sigismund Vasa, which consists of nine fields. The large shield features the Eagle of Poland (first and fourth fields) and the Vytis of Lithuania (second and third fields). The Eagle of Poland is depicted surrounded by a stylised letter S – the first letter of the ruler's name in Latin: Sigismundus. A smaller shield is placed upon this one, which has the Three Crowns of Sweden and the Folkung Lions. In the centre is the Vasa coat of arms, the so-called Vasa Sheaf of Wheat or Vase. The coat of arms is surrounded by the Order of the Golden Fleece with a golden royal crown depicted above. The coats of arms of the palatinates of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania are positioned in two rows around it.
On the other side of the beaker, the ruler's name and year (1630) are inscribed. It could be that the beaker or its origins are associated with the daughter of Sigismund Vasa, Anna Catherine Constance, who married a German prince, the Elector Palatine of the Rhine.