goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1750

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm; Rim Diam: 8.9 cm; Foot Diam: 9 cm

Accession Number79.3.661

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Germany

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Waisted, bell-shaped bowl, with engraved drapery and bead border; engraved armorial mantle on one side, bearing the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei) on an oval panel, and with a crest formed of the Pelican in her Piety; on the reverse, a crowned mirror monogram containing the letters "FML"; thickened bowl base containing several air beads (five in a circle around one, with two bubbles connected); stem composed of two disk mereses above a flattened knop, and an inverted baluster with air bubble; domed foot with engraved scroll and foliage border; rough pontil mark; inscribed "145." in white paint on the underside of the foot.
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