wine glass
Object NameWineglass
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1728
Place MadeGermany
TechniqueBlown, engraved, gilt
SizeOverall H: 18 cm; Rim Diam: 7.6 cm; Foot Diam: 9.1 cm
Accession Number79.3.1090
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved, gilt. Tapered bowl with waisted base, gilt rim; engraved decoration of a man, whose face is formed as a man-in-the-moon, driving a chariot through the clouds, drawn by four horses, with stars in the background, scrolls below and at the sides; inscribed on the reverse "Sinpoterit Noxterre/Vitro prognostica Phoebos/ Enbibe trinafaVet No/MINE Slella Dies/P.M.M.M.Y.C.I/1728"; bubble in thick bowl base; band of engraved stars around the waist; stem composed of an angular knop above a basal ball knop, both containing an air bubble; domed and folded foot with ring of engraved stars around the rim; ground pontil mark with engraved lion rampant.Provenance
Former Collection
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
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