goblet
Object NamePresentation Goblet
Made FromLead Glass
Dateprobably 1825-1875
Place MadeUnited States
TechniqueFree-blown, engraved, applied
SizeOverall H: 17.75 cm; Rim Diam: 11.5 cm; Foot Diam: 10.25 cm
Accession Number50.4.265
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The art of the wedding
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionPresentation Goblet. Lead glass, colorless; free-blown and engraved; large straight-sided lipped-bowl rounding at bottom to applied stem with ringed (annulated) knop between flattened knops, flat circular foot with slightly rough pontil mark; engraved on bowl: bold sinuate conventionalized flower, bud and leaf circlet with grape-like bunch of discs under arching of spray and, on front, script initials "BM" above "HE" within a medallion formed by dipping spray and an arching pinnate leaf spray.Provenance
Source
George S. McKearin
(b. 1874) - 1947-1950-07-31
