goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Dateabout 1675-1690
Place MadeGermany, Nuremberg
Techniqueblown, engraved
SizeOverall H: 27.9 cm; Rim Diam: 11.1 cm; Foot Diam: 12.9 cm
Accession Number90.3.9
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass with faint green tint; blown, engraved. Large, ovoid bowl, with engraved decoration on the sides, St. George slaying the dragon on one side, Hercules slaying the Nemean Lion on the other, a large bushy tree dividing the scenes on one side, three trees dividing the scenes on the other side; tall stem composed of three mereses above a hollow flattened ball knop, above three mereses, a hollow inverted baluster, flared at the base, and four mereses; large circular foot with folded rim, and engraved foliate wreath engraved on the underside; rough pontil marks inside the bowl and underneath the foot.Provenance
Source
State Museum of Pennsylvania
- 1990-02-13
