goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1820
Place Madeprobably Germany; possibly Bohemia
Techniqueblown, cut, gilt
SizeH: 14.3 cm, D (rim): 8 cm, W (foot): 5.9 x 5.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.817
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, gilt. Ovoid bowl; on drawn, waisted stem and square foot; the rim of the bowl polished flat and gilt, with gilt swags below; wide band of gilt flowers and foliage below; above a wide band of very fine nailhead diamond cutting, with gilt lines above and below; the stem panel-cut, and outlined with gold lines; the edge of the foot cut flat and gilt; the bottom polished flat, with a rectangular printed label, a shield with double-headed eagle at the left, inscribed at the right "Sevres/sog. "Juwelenornament" aus/der Zeit Louis XV., des Malers Hettlinger 1789".Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
