goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1763-1796
Place MadeRussia
TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved, painted, gilt
SizeOverall H: 17.4 cm; Rim Diam: 7.55 cm; Foot Diam: 8.45 cm
Accession Number79.3.1053
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Cut Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, painted, gilt. Tapered, straight-sided bowl with rounded base; engraved matte line at the rim; engraved crowned double-headed eagle of Russia, body painted black, crowns and insignia gilt; bearing a gilt oval panel on its breast enclosing gilt monogram "EA II"; gilt stylized floral sprays at either side; cut oval panels in two rows at the base, with engraved pointed arcade above; stem composed of a ball knop with band of cut oval facets, larger ball knop with three rings of cut oval facets, and basal ball knop with oval facets, bubble running throughout the stem; folded foot; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979
