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goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1725-1750

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 26.8 cm; Rim Diam: 9.7 cm; Foot Diam: 12.0 cm

Accession Number79.3.1103

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Germany

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Large round funnel bowl with solid base, enclosing nine air beads arranged in a circle of eight around one; engraved view of a hillside vineyard, in an architectural frame, with six musicians standing on the ledges; inscribed "Le vin guerit la tristesse"; stem composed of a large ball knop enclosing an air bubble, over a large inverted baluster with basal swelling, enclosing an elongated air bubble; domed and folded foot; inscribed "119" in white paint on the underside; rough pontil mark.
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