goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1730-1760
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved, gilded
Size(a&b) H: 35 cm; (a) H: 24.1 cm, diam (rim) 10 cm, (foot) 11.5 cm; (b) H: 12.1 cm, diam: 11.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.362
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilded. (a) Large rounded bowl with cut oval facets at base; gilded rim; engraved coat of arms, partly gilded; panel-cut at base of bowl; stem composed of a gilded capstan above a faceted flattened knop, gilded capstan merging into a large, facet-cut inverted baluster with large air bead; gilded at base; domed foot with gilded rim and engraved foliate border; rough pontil mark; (b) dome shape with two bands of fine cut ovals, an engraved foliate wreath like that on (a) between; gilded rim; facet-cut baluster finial, gilded at top and bottom; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 2005-08-19
Former Collection
Hohenlohe-Lubeck Collection
