goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf
Dateabout 1500
Place Madeprobably Italy, Venice
TechniqueBlown, mold-blown, gilding
SizeOverall H: 21.4 cm; Rim Diam: 9.1 cm; Foot Diam: 11.8 cm
Accession Number79.3.226
Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, translucent dark blue. Blown, mold-blown. Slightly tapering, almost cylindrical bowl with fire-polished rim and projecting base; joined by glue-bit to composite stem with mold-blown (12 ribs) knop; attached by colorless glue-bit to mold-blown (12 ribs) pedestal foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Both knop and foot are made of translucent dark blue glass, and they show traces of scattered gold-leaf decoration.Provenance
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Source
Jerome Strauss
(1893-1978)
