goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromGlass
Date1600-1699
Place Madeprobably Venice; possibly Low Countries
TechniqueBlown, diamond-point engraved, applied, tooled
SizeOverall H: 12.9 cm; Diam (rim): 10.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.230
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, translucent blue. Blown; diamond-point engraved, applied, tooled. Goblet. Shallow hemispherical bowl with fire-polished rim, joined by glue-bit to blown stem with disk and conical knop; two applied ear shaped handles of translucent blue glass; attached by capstan to shallow, blown foot with infolded rim.Bowl is diamond point engraved with border of semicircular loops above band of branches and foliage enclosing two birds and two tulips; trailed colorless decoration pincered into series of waffle-patterned pads; stylized foliage on foot.
Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
