wine glass

Object NameGoblet

Made FromGlass

Date1600-1699

Place Madeprobably Italy, Venice; possibly France

TechniqueBlown, mold-blown, tooled

SizeOverall H: 11.2 cm, Diam (rim): 6.7 cm, Diam (foot): 6.8 cm

Accession Number79.3.1107

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Struass Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine

On ViewGather Gallery

Physical DescriptionGoblet. Lattimo, with blue, purple, and aventurine specks. Blown, mold-blown; tooled. Conical bowl with fire-polished rim and rounded base; attached by merese to solid molded (16 ribs) knop atop second, larger knop; joined by elongated capstan to shallow, blown foot with fire-polished rim; all are of opaque white glass. Bowl is densely decorated with melted-in spots of blue, purple, and aventurine glass; inside is opaque white [lattimo?]. Bowl, 15 ribs.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation