goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1600-1699
Place MadeItaly, Venice; probably Low Countries
TechniqueBlown, diamond-point engraved
SizeOverall H: 15.2 cm; Bowl Diam: 7.9 cm
Accession Number79.3.426
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, translucent green. Blown; diamond-point engraved. Facon de Venise. Conical bowl with fire-polished rim, attached with glue-bit to blown stem with ball knop above conical knop; joined with glue-bit [capstan?] to shallow, blown foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Bowl is made of translucent green glass and decorated with diamond-point engraved representations of flaming heart pierced by two arrows, and bird flanked by leafy branches; foot has stylized flowers.Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
