goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1715-about 1720

Place MadeGermany

Techniqueblown, mold-blown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 14.0 cm; Rim Diam: 2.3 cm; Foot Diam: 9.1 cm

Accession Number71.3.169

Credit LineGift of Mr. Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, mold-blown, engraved. Inverted, conical bowl with two borders of polished oval and circular facets, large panel formed of grape vines tied with a ribbon, enclosing the inscription "Zu Bacherach am Schnellen Rhein,/bey Klingenberg am Stillen Mayn,/und zu Wurtzburg genant am Stein,/ da wachsen drey der besten Wein."; molded nun's-head finial.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978)