Luck of Edenhall

كأس إيدنهال

A 14th-century enamelled glass beaker from Syria or Egypt that travelled to Europe and became an English family legend; at the V&A.

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A coloured glass cup from Syria or Egypt of the fourteenth century, which passed to Europe and became a legend of an English family; in the V&A. 1

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islam.museum contributors. “Luck of Edenhall”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/object/hazz-idn-hall/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Hedwig glass

Beakers cut in a rock-crystal style, probably Islamic-made, that turned up in medieval Central European treasuries.