Goblet with Grapevine Decoration

Object Name: 
Goblet with Grapevine Decoration

Notice of Upcoming Content and Access Change

The Museum is working on the future of our online collections access. A new version will be available later in 2023. During this transition period, the current version of the Collections Browser may have reduced functionality and data may be not be updated. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. For any questions or concerns, please contact us.

What is AAT?

The Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT) (r) is a structured vocabulary for generic concepts related to art and architecture. It was developed by The Getty Research Institute to help research institutions become consistent in the terminology they use.Learn More

Object Name: 
Goblet with Grapevine Decoration
Place Made: 
Accession Number: 
84.3.250
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 30.9 cm, Diam: 9.2 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
1984
Credit Line: 
Gift of Karl and Wolfgang Schmid
Primary Description: 
Colorless with transparent blue streaks and yellowish-brown to pink fumed surface; transparent blue; flameworked, fumed, wheel-engraved. Goblet. Bowl: colorless with fumed surface; hemispherical with everted rim; lip rounded, rim curves inward and wall descends almost vertically before curving in to bottom; rim and wall slit at one point with edges folded back toward wall. Stem: transparent blue; long, narrow tube with swelling at top and bottom, and with two corkscrew twists. Foot: made from same tube as stem; low hollow cone with rounded edge. Engraved decoration on bowl, cut through to colorless; one spray of leaves and berries which covers most of wall. Signatures: on bowl: "Schmid" (engraved or possibly acid-etched, cursive); on underside of foot, near edge: "K Schmid 84 W. Schmid 84" (cursive, engraved).
Provenance: 
Schmid, Karl, Source
Schmid, Wolfgang, Source
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-10-17 through 2003-02-16