goblet

Object NameArmorial Goblet

Enameler William Beilby (British, 1740-1819)

Made FromLead Glass

Dateabout 1765

Place MadeEngland, Newcastle upon Tyne

TechniqueBlown, applied, enameled, gilded

SizeOverall H: 21.75 cm; Rim Diam: 11.1 cm; Foot Diam: 11.25 cm

Accession Number50.2.8 B

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

This goblet is enameled on one side with the coat of arms of Henry, 10th Earl of of Pembroke and Montgomery, as well as the French motto “ung je serveray” (one I will serve). The other side shows the earl’s crest below the signature “Beilby Invt & pinxt.”

Physical DescriptionArmorial Goblet. Colorless lead glass; blown, applied, enameled, gilded. Large bucket bowl supported by applied, straight stem with opaque white spirals -- pair of narrow, within wide ribbed tape -- applied wide foot with rough pontil mark, thin and sloping. English rococo, colored enameled decoration by William and/or Mary Beilby: on obverse, Coat of Arms of Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery with motto "UNG JE SERVERAY"; on reverse, his crest below signature "Beilby Inv t & pinx t"; traces of gilt on rims of bowls.
Provenance

Source Steuben Glass, Inc. (American, founded 1903) - 1950-10-01

Former Collection Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery