goblet

Object NameFiligree Goblet

Workshoppossibly Josephinenhütte

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1875

Place Madepossibly Silesia

Techniqueblown, betro-di-trina

SizeOverall H: 23.6 cm; Foot Diam: 9.5 cm; Rim Diam: 7.7 cm

Accession Number79.2.152

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

VENINI - Glass and Design in a World Perspective

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, "Netz" glass or "Vetro-di-trina." Gourd-shape bowl of vetro-di-trina, with a network of criss-crossing white threads, each capturing a tiny air bubble; capstan above a hollow vetro-di-trina knop, a capstan, an inverted baluster and foot of vetro-di-trina; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979-03-22