goblet

Object NameGoblet

Maker Imperial Glassworks (Russia, 1777-1917)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1741-1762

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 24.6 cm; Rim Diam: 10.6 cm; Foot Diam: 11.5 cm

Accession Number79.3.1047

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Cut Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass

Place Made

Russia, Saint Petersburg

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Slightly flared bucket bowl with triple band of rectangular facets below the rim; band of rounded panels with central oval lenses, with two oval panels, one containing an engraved female portrait (Empress Elizabeth), the other with the scrolled initials "EP" under a crown, with a floral spray around them; double band of paneled facets below, with rounded panels alternating with angular ribs at the base; two disks above a tall, hollow stem composed of five bulbous knops with rectangular stepped faceting, domed foot with oval stepped faceting at the base of the stem; folded rim; rough pontil mark.
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