goblet
Object NameGoblet
Made FromNon-lead glass
Date1500-1699
Place MadeItaly, Venice; possibly Austria, Hall in Tirol
TechniqueApplied, vetro a retorti, applied
SizeOverall H: 16.8 cm; D(rim): 11.1 cm, (foot): 8.5 cm
Accession Number79.3.371
Credit LineGift of The Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Three Great Centuries of Venetian Glass
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionGoblet. Colorless, opaque white. Vetro a retorti; applied. Conical bowl with fire-polished rim; slightly flattened blown knop; joined to bowl and foot by two mereses; blown pedestal foot with infolded rim and pontil mark. Bowl is decorated with 10 vertical filigree canes in full relief, and foot has eight such canes; knop is decorated with vetro a retorti canes.Provenance
Source
Ruth Bryan Strauss Memorial Foundation
- 1979
