goblet
Object NameCovered Goblet with Odd Fellows Motif
Made FromGlass, Stain
Dateabout 1845-1855
Place MadeUnited States, probably MA
Techniqueblown, tooled, applied, stained, cut, engraved
SizeOverall H: 28.9 cm, Diam: 10.5 cm
Accession Number2011.4.12 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass, ruby red stain; blown, tooled, applied, stained, cut, engraved. (a) Colorless glass goblet with ruby red stain applied to cylindrical cup, widening at rim. Inverted baluster stem with panel cut sides and flattened knop at top and bottom; applied circular foot with cut facets around outer edge. Body of goblet has three cut oval panels each with two engraved symbols set one on top of the other: hand with heart in palm atop bow and arrows with quiver; triangle with eye in center and rays of light around edges atop three interconnected circles; skull and crossbones atop scales. (b) Matching cover with ruby red stain applied to exterior. Applied panel-cut waisted knop with spire top and facet-cut flattened knop at base.Provenance
Source
Brilliant Miter Antiques
- 2011-03-02
