Goblet

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Object Name: 
Goblet
Place Made: 
England
Accession Number: 
2009.2.22
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18.2 cm; Foot Diam: 8.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1750
Primary Description: 
Glass; engraved. An engraved air-twist goblet. The large tulip bowl cup is decorated with two sunflowers, leaves and a bee, set on a multi-spiral stem and conical foot.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Bonhams, Source
2009-06-09
Technique: 
engraving
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

Baroque Influences on the Form and Decoration of Glass (2014) illustrated, p. 68; BIB# 142141