goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1730-1740
Place MadeSilesia
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 22.5 cm; Rim Diam: 9.6 cm; Foot Diam: 10.8 cm
Accession Number79.3.285
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass, Ancient to Modern, from the Strauss Collections
Engraved Glass of Western Europe
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Thistle-shaped bowl, the upper straight section decorated with six rounded panels, each covered with an engraved scene: a naked child holds a crowned shield inscribed "FR", a shepherd stands before a woman playing a mandolin, two nude children embracing (one holding a palm frond, the other a sword and scales), a man and woman embracing (with a mandolin and sheep alongside), a naked child holding a crowned shield with engraved crowned eagle, and a woman playing a harp; band of triangular faceting below; bulbous base decorated with cut rounded flutes and scallops, faceted band, and a band of polished circles; stem composed of a faceted disk above an inverted baluster with cut ovals, scallops, and paneling, with a disk at the base; circular foot with cut oval faceting on bottom and engraved triangles on top at the rim; no pontil mark.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
