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Goblet

Object NameGoblet in Form of Flower
Designer Karl Köpping (German, 1848-1914)
Maker Friedrich Zitzmann (German, 1840-1906)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1900-1910
Place MadeGermany, Berlin
TechniqueFree-blown; tooled, applied decoration
SizeOverall H: 29.2 cm; Diam (rim): 9 cm
Accession Number61.3.123
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent and transparent multicolored glass; free-blown with tooled and applied decoration. Extremely fragile goblet consisting of a flat foot and stem of pale yellowish green glass, the stem twisted to resemble a branch, with four leaves of pale grey glass, with gold film applied to it, the leaves also twisted and curved, one leaf surmounts the bowl; the bowl is hemispherical with a flaring rim and made of marbleized pink, white and yellow glass with rim in a milk coffee brown shade, into the marbleized glass gold flecked veins are incorporated.
Provenance
Source F. K. A. Huelsmann - 1961
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