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goblet

Object NameGoblet
Maker Adriaen Hoevenaar (Netherlands, 18th century)
Made FromLead Glass
Date1803
Place MadeEngland; Netherlands (engraved)
Techniqueblown, diamond-point engraved
SizeOverall H: 15.5 cm; Rim Diam: 8.7 cm
Accession Number79.2.381
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, diamond-point engraved. Ovoid bowl with scratch-engraved decoration of an elaborate border of fruit and flowers between bands of repeated circles, arcs, and points; interrupted at three points by rectangular panels, each holding a cornucopia spilling fruit and flowers downward; three vignettes on the side of the bowl: one, a figure of Mercury holding a caduceus and wine bottle, sitting on a bale inscribed "V L D J", another with a barrel inscribed "100" on the end, and the third, a bale inscribed "RUA / DE"; drawn, straight stem; conical foot with rough pontil mark.
Provenance
Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979-03-22