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Object NameRoyal Armorial Goblet
Enameler William Beilby (British, 1740-1819)
Made FromGlass, Enamel, Gilding
Dateabout 1762-1763
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilded
SizeOverall H: 21.5 cm, Diam (max): 10.8 cm
Accession Number2023.2.1
Credit LinePurchased with funds from Dwight and Lorri Lanmon and The Ennion Acquisition Fund
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Broadfield House Glass Museum)
100 British Glasses
Place Made
United Kingdom, Newcastle upon Tyne
Physical DescriptionRoyal Armorial Goblet. Colorless and opaque white glass with gilding and brown, blue, red, gold, and white enamel. Goblet with bucket-shaped cup, applied solid cylindrical stem with double-series opaque white twist containing a pair of heavy opaque white spiral threads around a multi-ply corkscrew, and applied conical foot. Cup decorated with the Royal Arms of King George III of Great Britain, the border inscribed with the motto of the Order of the Garter, surmounted by the imperial crown upon the Royal helm beneath a crowned lion statant guardant, all within an elaborate rococo scrollwork cartouche, flanked by lion and unicorn supporters, a rose to one side and a thistle to the other, a banner below inscribed with the motto 'DIEU. ET. MON. DROIT.' (God and My Right), the reverse with the Prince of Wales' feathers issuing from a coronet, flanked by rococo scrollwork; rim of cup is gilded.
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