goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1720
Place MadeGermany, Bavaria
TechniqueFree-blown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 17 cm; Rim Diam (max): 8 cm; Foot Diam (max): 8 cm
Accession Number51.3.190
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass and Man III
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless glass; free-blown, cut and engraved. Deep bowl with long straight sides spreading from squat bulbous body from base of which the upper part of the composite stem is drawn; short baluster above spool knop; applied flat circular foot with small rough pontil mark; elaborate engraved rococo decoration: on sides of bowl, complex design composed of many and varied motifs including foliated and feathered scrolls, drapes, festoons of fruit and flowers, squirrels, stag, bird, and small profile- portrait medallion, and on foot, an engraved circlet including feathered scrolls and small flowers; cut decoration: on bottom of bowl small lunar slices with ends meeting above center of round-topped panels tapering on drawn portion of stem and small facets and panels on baluster of stem.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1951-02-19
