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goblet

Object NameWineglass
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1600-1650
Place MadeItaly, Venice
TechniqueBlown, applied, mold-blown, tooled
SizeOverall H: 17.8 cm; Rim Diam: 10.8 cm; Foot Diam: 9 cm
Accession Number58.3.200
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style, 1500-1750
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This goblet and similar vessels show how difficult it is to distinguish Venetian glass from copies made elsewhere in Europe. The high quality of the glass, the inspired shape, and the great craftsmanship suggest that this object was produced either in Venice or by a Venetian craftsman who worked in some other location.
Physical DescriptionWineglass. Colorless, with yellowish tinge; many minute bubbles. Bowl consists of slender lower part with constriction[?] and cuplike upper part that flares to wide, fire-polished rim; twisted stem consisting of two flattened knops, and lower inverted-baluster-like, tapering section; joined with capstan to shallow, blown foot with fire-polished rim and pontil mark. Two ear-shaped handles of translucent blue glass with crimped combs of colorless glass, with extensions reaching almost to foot, are applied to stem.
Provenance
Source Joseph M. Morpurgo - 1958

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