goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1760
Place MadeGerman Silesia
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved, gilt
Sizea) Overall H: 20.1 cm; Rim Diam: 9.2 cm; Foot Diam: 9.1 cm
Accession Number79.3.1089
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilt. (a) Tapered, straight-sided bowl with waisted lower section, gilt rim; gilt carved scrolls on either side of the bowl; engraved crowned coat of arms of William VIII of Hesse-Kassel, with lion supporters; elaborate, minutely-engraved frame of leaves and flowers, scrolls, and fruit intertwined with two Corinthian columns at the sides; draped baldachin over the top; on the reverse, an orb with engraved stylized map, heads and arms of putti, some holding drinking glasses, and inscribed "IK danku/zeer" /I thank you with all my heart/Je vous rende grace/ Jo son ob/ligato"; four heads of winds placed in the corners, among densely engraved, billowing clouds, blowing at the orb; figures of three nude putti sitting at the top of the orb, each holding a drinking glass; inscribed between the figures "vivant/ vivant" and inscribed above and at the left "Gutte freunde aller Orten"; cut rounded panels above pointed ovals at the base of the bowl; two disks above a stem consisting of a facet-cut flattened ball above a cylindrical section and basal angular disk; disk foot with scalloped rim, engraved matte triangles on the upper edge, a ring of polished ovals on the underside. (b) Sloping, domed shape with cut rounded panels on top, with engraved band of foliate scrolls running across them; gilt band above a rounded shoulder, with engraved foliate scrolls on the side; inset cut brim, inscribed "189" in white paint, finial composed of a gilt dome on top of a facet-cut ovoid knop, on a waisted stem, flared at the base.Provenance
Former Collection
Viktor Schick
(1872 - 1929) - 5/4/1939
Former collection of Victor and Hedwig Schick, Prague. Sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1939, lot 50. Acquired at auction by a representative of Churchill Ltd and subsequently sold to Jerome Strauss. Bequested to the Museum in 1979 by Jerome Strauss.
Former collection of Victor and Hedwig Schick, Prague. Sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1939, lot 50. Acquired at auction by a representative of Churchill Ltd and subsequently sold to Jerome Strauss. Bequested to the Museum in 1979 by Jerome Strauss.
Former Collection
Hedwig Schick
(born 1882) - 5/4/1939
Former collection of Victor and Hedwig Schick, Prague. Sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1939, lot 50. Acquired at auction by a representative of Churchill Ltd and subsequently sold to Jerome Strauss. Bequested to the Museum in 1979 by Jerome Strauss.
Former collection of Victor and Hedwig Schick, Prague. Sold at Sotheby's London on 4 May 1939, lot 50. Acquired at auction by a representative of Churchill Ltd and subsequently sold to Jerome Strauss. Bequested to the Museum in 1979 by Jerome Strauss.
Former Collection
Arthur Churchill (Glass) Ltd.
- 5/4/1939
Sold to Jerome Stauss
Sold to Jerome Stauss
Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978) - 1979
1750-1760
1747
1700-1750
about 1740-1750