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goblet

Object NameGoblet

Engraverprobably Gottfried Spiller (German, 1663-1728)

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Walnut, Brass, Felt

Dateabout 1690-1700

Place MadeGermany, Potsdam

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved, turned wood stem

SizeOverall H: 24.1 cm; Rim Diam: 11.7 cm; Foot Diam: 12.9 cm

Accession Number79.3.258

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Curious and Curiouser: Surprising Finds from the Rakow Library

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent red (gold ruby) non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved; turned wood stem. Large, cylindrical bowl with rounded base; cut gadrooning around the bottom; band of tiefschnitt engraving around the middle: five naked putti cavort on a continuous, scrolling grape vine; mounted in a copper or brass collar with rose-twisted band, on a turned wood stem and foot, large ovoid knop at the top and a rope- twisted band at the base, foot with oval panels and depressions; green felt covers the underside of the foot.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation