goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Date1800-1899
Place MadeGermany
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 30 cm
Accession Number72.3.33
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Reflecting Antiquity: Modern Glass Inspired by Ancient Rome
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, enameled, gilded. (a) Round funnel bowl with gilded rim, and two gilded mirror monograms in oval panels backed with opaque green and blue enamel on the inside of the bowl, within a cartouche surmounted by a crown; stem consists of a flattened knop with gilded band, above an inverted baluster with blue enamel band at the top, a blue enameled ball knop and a gilded basal ball knop, with a long air bubble running from the baluster to the bottom of the stem; spreading foot with rough pontil mark. (b) Dome shape with folded, gilded brim and inset rim; finial consisting of a ball knop at the top with gilded band, an enameled blue ball knop, a baluster with blue band below and a flattened knop with gilded band; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
1600-1700
1860-1880
1617
about 1700
1800-1899