goblet

Object NameGoblet

Engraver Friedrich Winter

Manufacturer Schaffgotsch Glashütte

Made FromNon-lead glass, Gold

Dateabout 1690-1710

Place MadeSilesia, Schreiberhau, Hermsdorf

TechniqueBlown, cut, copper-wheel engraved

SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm; Rim Diam: 9.5 cm; Foot Diam: 12.4 cm

Accession Number79.3.270

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

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

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Thistle-shaped bowl with long, waisted base; carved in high relief with four foliage-framed panels, one containing the Schaffgotsch pine-tree badge, with the inscription "Aucun tem-ps ne le Change," a representation of Bacchus being drawn in a carriage by two animals, an elaborate building surrounded by water, and a female figure (Venus?) drawn in a carriage by two swans; the base of the bowl decorated with scrolled panels and deep facets; large ball knop with relief-carved foliate medallions, each with a diamond boss at center; circular foot with relief-carved acanthus leaves and engraved flowers and foliage; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation