goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1600-1699
Place MadeItaly, Venice; probably Low Countries
TechniqueBlown, diamond-point engraved, tooled
SizeOverall H: 16.2 cm; Rim Diam: 8.7 cm
Accession Number79.3.425
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
A Cup of Kindness
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, translucent purple. Blown; tooled, diamond-point engraved. Facon de Venise. Conical bowl with fire-polished rim, attached with glue-bit to blown stem of four flattened and graduated (largest at top) knops above tapered section; joined with glue-bit [capstan?] to shallow, blown foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Bowl is made of translucent purple glass and decorated with diamond-point engraved representations of bird perched on leafy branch, and flower flanked by leafy branches; foot has stylized foliage.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
