goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1680-1700

Place MadeGermany, Nuremberg

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 28.6 cm; Rim Diam: 10.4 cm; Foot Diam: 13.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.201

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Bucket shape bowl with rounded base, engraved continuous landscape with a scene of two naked children, one holding a leafy branch, greeting each other, with elaborate buildings at the right, a lake, three people in a boat being pulled ashore by two men, and inscribed above "Lieb und wahre Freundes Treu."; on the opposite side a palm tree with two shields decorated with coats of arms tied to its trunk, with an elaborate ruin to its right, and inscribed above "Wachs und bleibe immer Neu."; tall stem composed of three discs above a hollow cylindrical section, two discs, a hollow flattened ball, two discs, a hollow cylinder, three discs, a hollow inverted baluster, and three discs; circular foot with folded rim and elaborately engraved wreath of flowers and foliage; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation