goblet

Object NameCovered Goblet

Maker Petersburg Glass House

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1740-1750

Place Madepossibly Russia; possibly Saxony

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 37 cm; Top Diam: 11 cm; Foot Diam: 12 cm

Accession Number67.3.57

Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. (a) Large, round-funnel bowl with cut facets at base; engraved portrait of the Empress Elizabeth in a circular panel, flanked by arrays of flags and arms, with kettle drums below; on the reverse, the Imperial double-headed eagle with the monogram "EP" on its breast; hollow stem composed of a faceted flattened knop above a large faceted ball knop and smaller faceted inverted baluster; folded foot; rough pontil mark; (b) flat cover with engraved foliate wreath; facet-cut hollow finial with ovoid knop at top, a baluster and small ball knop; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1967-12