Roemer with a poem to Constantijn Huygens

Anna Roemers Visscher (1584–1652), glass with diamond-point engraving, 1619

Anna Roemers Visscher engraved one of her own poems on a wine glass as a gift for Constantijn Huygens. The verses contain both a lament and a request: her pen has run dry, and her mind has turned to rust. She asks Huygens to fetch her some water from Helicon – home of the Muses – so that her ink will flow freely and she can write poems once again.

  • Artwork typeroemer
  • Object numberBK-1983-15
  • Dimensionsdiameter 8.2 cm, height 14.0 cm, diameter 6.2 cm