goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1775-1800

Place MadeNetherlands

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 16.4 cm; Bowl Diam: 7.7 cm; Foot Diam: 8.5 cm

Accession Number79.3.813

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque white non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Large, ovoid bowl; engraved undulating grape vines and grapes on the side of the bowl and a bird flying on the reverse; tapered, thick stem enclosing a double-series opaque white twist, consisting of four opaque white twist threads encircling a multiple spiral twist; foot with exaggerated small dome and sloping wide rim; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation