goblet

Object NameGoblet

Maker Imperial Glassworks (Russia, 1777-1917)

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1741-1762

Place MadeRussia, Saint Petersburg

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

Not On View

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.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979