goblet

Object NameGoblet with Coat of Arms

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1720

Place MadeGermany, Dresden

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved

SizeOverall H: 20.4 cm; Rim Diam: 9.4 cm; Foot Diam: 10.6 cm

Accession Number81.3.132

Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Ovoid bowl; engraved geometric border; engraved oval panel on the side, enclosing a coat of arms, with helmet and crest; elaborate, scrolled frame with putti; cut oval facets, framed, in a band at the base of the bowl; stem composed of a merese, a faceted flattened ball knop, a merese, a faceted inverted baluster, and two disks at the base; large circular foot with engraved floral swags, and a border matching that on the rim of the bowl; pontil mark with engraved stylized flower; long paper label inscribed in brown ink, "Arms of the family von und zu Aufsess-/Bavaria & Austria ... (?) c 1745"; remains of a crudely inscribed white paint collection number, now indecipherable.
Provenance

Source Mrs. Lena (K. F.) Landegger - 1981-12-21