goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1725-1750
Place MadeGermany
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)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
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.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
about 1730
1725-1750
1750-1760
about 1700