goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromGlass
Date1870-1900
Place MadeAustria; Bohemia
Techniquefree-blown, cut, overlaid, gilded decoration
SizeH: 17.5 cm; D (rim): 7.5 cm, (foot): 8.1 cm
Accession Number61.3.116
Credit LineGift of The Honorable and Mrs. Amory Houghton
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Fire and Vine: The Story of Glass and Wine
On ViewGather Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear and transparent blue glass; free-blown, cut, overlaid, with gilded decoration. Flat foot; paneled straight-sided stem with paneled collar on top and disc; pointed funnel bowl; the bowl has been overlaid in blue and cut down to have eight rectangular panels with cut corners and a rosette-shaped part of the bottom of the bowl; the clear glass of the goblet is also cut to form a panel; the blue overlay is beveled and has a gilded edge; the rim of the goblet as well as the rim of the foot are gilded; arabesque-like tendril motifs in gold and yellow enamel decorate the clear part of the bowl and stem and form a wreath on the top of the foot.Provenance
Source
Honorable Amory Houghton Jr.
(American, 1926-2020)
Source
Laura Houghton
