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goblet

Object NameGoblet with Allegorical Motto

Maker Georg Friedrich Killinger

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1720

TechniqueBlown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 20.5 cm; Base W: 11.6 cm

Accession Number64.3.7

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Bohemia (glass); Germany, Nuremberg (engraved)

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Large, bell-shaped bowl; engraved decoration, including an oval panel enclosing a view of the lake and mountains, with two large fish; elaborate scrolled frame with plants, fishing nets, tools, and a polished shell; on the reverse, an oval matte panel inscribed in polished lettering "NON VILESCIT/PISCIS ET HOSPES.", with swags of polished fruit above, in an elaborate, scrolled frame with foliage; disk above a wide hollow baluster stem, with rounded disk and short straight shaft below; circular foot with two engraved sprays of laurel and palm; rough pontil mark.
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