goblet
Object NameGoblet
Manufacturer
Glashütte Lauenstein am Osterwald
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Dateabout 1750
Place MadeGermany, probably Lauenstein
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved
SizeH: 24.2 cm; D (rim): 9.3 cm, (foot): 10.8 cm
Accession Number79.3.1088
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Ovoid bowl, engraved elaborate frame of foliate scrolls, enclosing two men, dressed in armor, one crowned, shaking hands; inscribed above "Hier Komt ein treuer Freund, von arth Wie Jonathan/Wilt du sein David sein, so nim den deckel an.."; inscribed on the reverse: "So Sey der Freundschaffts Bund/mit diesen Trunck geschlossen/Es lebel Sie und Ich/nebst allen Bunds Genossen"; base of bowl solid enclosing six air beads, arranged as a ring of five around one; cut rounded panels in ascending and descending lengths on the base of the bowl; stem composed of a faceted ball knop containing a large air bubble, over a faceted and paneled inverted baluster containing an elongated air bubble; domed and folded foot with a ring of oblong facets on top; ground pontil mark.Provenance
Former Collection
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
1710-1730
1725-1750
