goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Makerprobably
Karl Pfohl
(Bohemian, 1826-1894)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1860
Place MadeNorthern Bohemia
Techniquepressed, cut, acid-etched, probably engraved
Size(a&b) H: 43.2 cm; (a) H: 27.1 cm; D (rim): 11.1 cm, (foot): 11.7 cm
Accession Number54.3.104
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear glass with opaque white and blue overlay; pressed, cut and acid-etched. (a) Flanged and domed foot, stem consisting of a concave part, truncated inverted baluster, a disk and a stemmed double disk which supports the funnel bowl; (b) the set-in cover with thick flange is doubly domed, with a "waisted" middle part, and a ball knob ending in an obelisk; the white and blue overlay is cut in a geometric overall pattern: half moons, panels, flutes, rings, disks, stars, etc.; stem and finial hexagonal through cutting; on the bowl an acid-etched blue and white panel with a blue frame, showing a young woman with a book, sitting on a wall and looking down, in the background trees and bushes.Provenance
Source
George S. Wisecarver
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