goblet

Object NameCovered Goblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1740-1750

Place MadeGermany, Brandenburg

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved, gilt

Size(a&b) H: 20.4 cm; (a) H: 12.6 cm, D (rim): 7.4 cm; (b) H: 8.5 cm, D (max.): 8 cm

Accession Number79.3.723

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery

Physical DescriptionCovered Goblet. Colorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilt. (a) Thistle shape bowl; gilt rim, with a band of small cut oval facets below, a crowned monogram "ECR" on the front, within a scrollwork cartouche, and flanked by swags of foliage; band of narrow oval facets at the base of the bowl; gilt stem; domed foot with a band of narrow oval facets on the upper side; rough pontil mark. (b) Dome shape with gilt folded rim; band of tiny cut circular facets around the shoulder; band of narrow oval facets at top, below a finial composed of a gilt flattened knop, and a facet-cut and gilt acorn knop; rough pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979