goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1575-1625
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown, tooled, vetro a reticello, vetro a retorti
SizeOverall H: 15 cm; Rim Diam: 15 cm; Foot Diam: 8.7 cm
Accession Number76.3.34
Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Renaissance Venice: Life and Luxury at the Crossroads
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, with brownish tinge; lattimo. Vetro a retorti, vetro a reticello; tooled. Slightly pointed hemispherical bowl with fire polished rim; joined by glue-bit of colorless glass to blown inverted baluster stem; joined by second colorless glue-bit to tall, blown, domed foot of double ogee profile, with infolded rim and pontil mark.Bowl, stem, and foot are all decorated with elaborate design a reticello, with groups of five equally spaced single threads alternating with twisted a retorti cables of six strands, catching bubbles in intersections.
Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1976
