goblet
Object NameCased Goblet
FactoryProbably
James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd.
Made FromGlass, Mercury
Dateabout 1850-1860
Place MadeEngland, London
Techniqueblown, cased, cut, silvered
SizeOverall H: 22.5 cm; Rim Diam: 9.8 cm
Accession Number79.2.169
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Curiosities of Glassmaking
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless and blue glasses, mercury; blown, cased and cut. Bell-shaped bowl, double-walled: glass lined with mercury to give a silvered effect and cased in blue glass which is cut away in a pattern of diamonds and circles on bowl, stem and foot; double-knopped stem spreading to circular foot; foot with polished pontil mark and inset seal with "E. VARNISH & CO / PATENT / LONDON."Provenance
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979-03-22
Former Collection
Puttick & Simpson
