goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1801-1900
Place Madeprobably Italy
Techniquefree-blown, pattern-molded, tooled, applied decor.
Size(a&b) H: 32.7 cm; (a) H: 18.7 cm; D (rim): 11.6 cm, (foot): 10.5 cm
Accession Number59.3.44
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear glass with strong amber tinge and a few impurities; free- blown, pattern-molded, tooled, with applied latticinio decoration. (a) Conical foot with thickened rim and slight pontil mark, composite stem consisting of a vertically ribbed inverted baluster supported by a solid spool and surmounted by a cushioned blade knop, the bowl consists of a series of bulges increasing in diameter towards slightly flaring rim; (b) flanged, domed cover curving into another series of three bulges decreasing in diameter towards the finial which consists of a cushioned flattened knop with button-like applied top; the bowl may have been patterned in a vertically ribbed mold, baluster stem and knop finial have been patterned in a vertically ribbed mold, bowl and cover each have 15 applied opaque white vertical lines which at the bulges are almost in full relief; the threads seem to have been applied free hand, the bulges of bowl and cover seem to have been formed by tooling; the latticinio threads form high elevations on the inside of the bowl and cover seem to have been formed by tooling; the latticinio threads form high elevations on the inside of the bowl and the cover, pontil marks are visible at the interior center of the bowl and cover.Provenance
Source
M. Glueckselig & Son
