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goblet

Object NameGoblet

Made FromNon-lead glass

Date1710-1740

Techniqueblown, cut, engraved, gilt

SizeOverall H: 22.9 cm; Rim Diam: 9.0 cm; Foot Diam: 10.0 cm

Accession Number71.3.172

Credit LineGift of Wilhelm Henrich

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Place Made

Germany

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilt. Ovoid bowl with gilt rim; engraved coat of arms on one side, surmounted by a helmet with crown and horns, within elaborate rococo frame; inscribed in script below, "von Monster", linked with tied ribbons to another, similar shield and coat of arms surmounted by a helmet with crest of a bird's wings, inscribed in script below "von Grotthaus"; inscribed on the reverse in script letters "Bluhet stets, Vergnugte beide/inbegluckten Wohl ergehn/Gott las es, und mir zur Freunde/auch an den Nachkommen sehn."; cut vertical panels at the base of the bowl; the bottom of the bowl solid; faceted stem consisting of a ball knop above an inverted baluster, both with large air bubbles; domed foot with circular facets cut in a ring at the top; folded rim; ground pontil mark.
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