goblet

Object NameCovered Goblet

Engraverpossibly Gottfried Spiller (German, 1663-1728)

Engraverpossibly Martin Winter

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1680-1700

Place MadeGermany, Potsdam

Techniqueblown, carved, engraved

SizeOverall H: 28.9 cm; (a) Goblet H: 10.6 cm; (a) Goblet Foot Diam: 11.7 cm; (b) Cover H: 10.7 cm, Diam: 12 cm

Accession Number79.3.299

Credit LineBequest of Jerome Strauss

Curatorial Area(s)

Early Modern

Exhibitions

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750

On ViewEuropean Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Thick-walled glass vessels were often carved by craftsmen who also worked with hardstones, such as rock crystal. The effect is often very similar.

Physical DescriptionCovered Goblet. Colorless (yellowish) non-lead glass; blown, carved, engraved. (a) Conical bowl decorated with relief-carved naturalistic flowers (tulips, fritilaria, and a lily), with partly polished details; stems composed of a flattened ball knop, an ovoid knop with carved and partly-polished overlapping leaves, and a flattened ball knop at the base; spreading foot with relief- carved sunflower on the upper surface, cross-hatched center extending onto the stem; cut, tapered rim; polished pontil mark. (b) Domed shape with cut, inset brim; relief-carved flowers on the side (tulips, daisies?, and roses?) and a sunflower on top (matching that on a); finial composed of an ovoid knop with relief-carved overlapping leaves and a flattened ball.
Provenance

Former Collection Jerome Strauss (1893-1978) - 1979

Former Collection K. von Bardleben

Former Collection Frederick Neuberg