goblet
Object NameGoblet in Venetian Style
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1640-1700
Place MadeGermany
Techniqueblown, pattern-molded, engraved
SizeOverall H: 13.4 cm; Rim Diam: 9.2 cm; Foot Diam: 10.3 cm
Accession Number79.3.456
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, pattern-molded, engraved. Round funnel bowl; engraved scene of a person seated at a table, with an open book inscribed "DIS/[?]/MO/RI," a candle and sand glass nearby, with a series of houses on reverse, with two striding figures carrying poles; inscribed "Vita Mortalium Vigilia"; merese above hollow ribbed melon knop, another merese, a long, hollow ovoid baluster, and a merese at base; folded foot with engraved foliate wreath; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979
Former Collection
C. N. Edge
