goblet
Object NameGoblet
Makerperhaps
Paulus Eder
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1690
Place MadeGermany, Nuremberg
Techniqueblown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 21.4 cm; Rim Diam: 8.4 cm; Foot Diam: 11.2 cm
Accession Number74.3.159
Credit LineGift of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass, Ancient to Modern, from the Strauss Collections
Engraved Glass of Western Europe
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, engraved. Slightly tapered bowl with rounded base; engraved garlands of fruit alternating with swags of flowers; tall stem composed of three thin mereses above a hollow baluster, two mereses, a hollow flattened ball knop, two mereses, an inverted hollow baluster, and three mereses; folded foot with engraved palm (?) frond and laurel (?) branch; rough pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
