goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1700-1730
Place MadeGermany; probably Silesia
TechniqueFree-blown, tooled, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 20.3 cm; Rim Diam (max): 8.9 cm; Foot Diam (max): 8.2 cm
Accession Number51.3.273
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Czechoslovak & Italian Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Clear glass with few bubbles and impurities; free-blown, tooled, cut and engraved. Plain conical foot with pontil mark supports a double inverted baluster stem, followed by a flat knob and two disks on which tall funnel bowl rests; upper baluster has red slightly twisted ribbons; cut ovals on top of first baluster, upper baluster cut in facets, bottom of bowl cut in short flutes, surrounded by arches and separated by spikes and dots; engraved decoration covers bowl above flutes: upper part shows heart-like festoons consisting of bands (Bandelwerk), plants and grapes, lower part has a frieze of large volutes, consisting of bands and ending in leaves, together with plants and dots; a ring below rim.Provenance
Source
Joseph Fach
- 1951-11-01
