Sedbergh Goblet

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Object Name: 
Sedbergh Goblet
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
England, Newcastle upon Tyne
Accession Number: 
2009.2.33
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 18 cm; Foot Diam: 8.4 cm; Rim Diam: 8 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
about 1765-1770
Primary Description: 
Colorless glass; blown and elaborately enameled opaque-twist goblet with a large ogee bowl inscribed ‘Succefs to Sedbergh’ within a leaf scroll cartouche all in opaque-white, the reverse with a butterfly, set on a double-series stem and conical foot.

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Bonhams, Source
2009-12-21
Category: 
Baroque
Color: 
colorless
opaque white
Technique: 
blown
enameling
Material: 
glass
enamel

Publications (2)

Crabtree Collection Sold (2010-03) p. 4; BIB# 79300
Fine British and European glass; Paperweights (2009) illustrated, #66; BIB# 112740