goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Dateabout 1690-1700
Place MadeBohemia
TechniqueBlown, mold-blown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 29.4 cm; (a) Goblet H: 21.5 cm; (b) Cover H: 8.7 cm, Diam: 9.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.1095
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, mold-blown, engraved. (a) Cup- shaped bowl with spiked gadrooning at the base; band of engraving above: two men with walking sticks, several buildings, and trees; inscribed "VIVAT/dem Herren" on the reverse; tall stem composed of two disks above a true baluster, two ball knops, an inverted baluster, two disks, and a basal flattened ball knop; folded foot; rough pontil mark. (b) Domed shape with spiked gadrooning; folded rim, inset brim; finial composed of a pear-shaped knop, a flattened ball knop, and two disks; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
