goblet

Object NameCovered Goblet

Made FromNon-lead Glass, Gold

Dateabout 1700-1720

Place MadeBohemia

TechniqueBlown, cut

SizeOverall H: 34.7 cm; Rim Diam: 9.9 cm; Foot Diam: 14.3 cm

Accession Number79.3.309

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent red, and gold-flecked red. Blown, cut. Goblet with tapered, panel-cut bowl. Stem consists of capstan above faceted ovoid knop, capstan, facet-cut inverted baluster, ovoid base knop,
and capstan. Large blown foot with rough pontil mark. Domed cover has inset rim and is panel-cut, with nipped red and gold-flecked red stripes. Double merese below facet-cut finial made up of ball knop,
baluster, and flattened knop, with red and gold-flecked red spiral threads; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation - 1979-03-27

Former Collection Albert Polak