goblet
Object NameGoblet Engraved with Portrait of William III
Made FromGlass
Datepossibly about 1745; possibly 1900-1957
Place MadeEngland
Techniqueblown, engraved, drawn
SizeOverall H: 24.1 cm; Rim Diam: 13.2 cm
Accession Number57.2.3
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionClear heavy glass with grey tinge and few bubbles and impurities; blown and engraved. Conical folded foot with rough pontil mark, heavy plain solid drawn stem with tear, trumpet bowl; on the bowl the portrait of William III in an oval panel looking to the left with the initials "W R", above a band with two scrolls, and the inscription: "THE GLORIOUS & IMMORTALL MEMORY OF KING WILL. III", below an inscription: "HE WAS BUT WORDS ARE WANTING. TO SAY WHAT SAY ALL THATS GREAT & GOOD AND HE WAS THAT", on the reverse the arms of Roe of Ballyconnel House County Cavan, Ireland, around a frieze of foliage festoons and triangles.Provenance
Source
Cecil Davis
- 1957-01-28
Former Collection
R. F. Ratcliffe
Former Collection
Sir Hugh Dawson
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