goblet

Object NameCovered Goblet

Engraverpossibly Gottfried Spiller (German, 1663-1728)

Engraverpossibly Martin Winter

Made FromNon-lead glass

Dateabout 1680-1700

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

Glass Drinking Vessels from the Strauss Collection

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.

Place Made

Germany, Potsdam

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.
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