goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass, gilt metal
Date1747
Place MadeSilesia
Techniqueblown, cut, engraved; sheet-metal foot
SizeH: 27.3 cm, D (rim): 10.5 cm, W (foot): 12.9 cm x 12.9 cm
Accession Number77.3.10
Credit LineGift of Mrs. K. F. Landegger
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless (purple tint) non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved; sheet-metal foot. Tapered, straight-sided bowl, with flared, rounded base, constricted below; the sides of the bowl with engraved continuous stag- and boar-hunting scene, inscribed above "ViVat Jager und Jagers genossen, alle windbeutel aus geschlossen"; on the front, a scrolled oval panel with relief- carved coat of arms, with a boar on the shield and as a crest, inscribed above "George Wilhelm Von: Schweinichen" and "Anno 1747" below; cut flutes and pointed and rounded scribed arches at the base of the bowl; stem with faceted disk above a faceted and flut-cut hollow inverted baluster stem; square, sloping gilt-metal foot with chased leaves and scrolls around the rim; the underside of the foot inscribed in dark red paint "5294-122" and in pencil "N808"; another inscription scratched off.Provenance
Source
Mrs. Lena (K. F.) Landegger
