Goblet

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Object Name: 
Goblet
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
United States, MA, Cambridge
Accession Number: 
2010.4.151
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 16.2 cm, Diam: 8.9 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1870-1873
Primary Description: 
Goblet. Colorless glass; blown, tooled, applied, cut, engraved. Cylindrical cup widening very slightly towards rim, applied hollow panel-cut waisted stem, applied circular foot with cut starburst on base. Band of cut ovals around base of cup; wall of cup decorated with engraved forest stream scene depicting male rider lying face-up on running horse with three foxes in pursuit.

More Info

Department: 
Modern
Provenance: 
Fillebrown, Kenneth, Source
2010-11-02
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
tooling
applied
cutting
engraving
Material: 
glass

Publications (1)

A Glass Engraver's Design Book, 1860-1880 (2005-08) illustrated, p. 69, Pl. XIV; BIB# AI66348