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goblet

Object NameGoblet with Scenes of the Hirschberg Linen Trade

Engraver Christian Gottfried Schneider (German, 1710 - 1773)

Made FromNon-lead glass, Gold

Date1750-1760

Place MadeGermany; Silesia; Poland, Bad Warmbrunn

TechniqueBlown, cut, engraved, gilt

SizeOverall H: 20.2 cm; Rim Diam: 8.8 cm; Foot Diam: 10.1 cm

Accession Number79.3.264

Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Physical DescriptionColorless, non-lead glass; blown, cut, engraved, gilt. Tapered, straight-sided bowl, with waisted section at the base; gilt rim; sides covered with elaborately engraved decoration: foliate scrolls set off several panels, each enclosing a scene of gardening, spinning, fabric weaving, etc., and with a large panel at the front decorated with elaborate buildings and a harbor, inscribed "Floreat Comercium" above; a tiny figure of Mercury carrying a pennant inscribed "Es gehe/wohl" on the reverse; relief-cut scrolls at the base of the bowl; stem composed of two mereses above a diamond-faceted ball, a straight section, a merese, and a spreading section at the base; polygonal faceted spreading foot, decorated with engraved triangles at the rim and cut ovals on the underside; no pontil mark.
Provenance

Source Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation