Goblet
ca. 1845 - 1860 (made)
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Paul Oppitz (1827-1894) was an independent glass-engraver working in London. He came to Britain in 1845 from his native Novy Bor, in Northern Bohemia as an economic migrant. He became naturalised British in 1853 and married Sarah Holland three years later.
This small wine-goblet with exceptionally fine engraving was donated by Miss Muriel Oppitz, a great-granddaughter of Paul and Sarah. It was part of a number of glasses kept in the family made by his great-grandfather. These were probably mostly used as examples for clients commissioning engraved glasses from Oppitz.
This small wine-goblet with exceptionally fine engraving was donated by Miss Muriel Oppitz, a great-granddaughter of Paul and Sarah. It was part of a number of glasses kept in the family made by his great-grandfather. These were probably mostly used as examples for clients commissioning engraved glasses from Oppitz.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Blown glass, wheel-engraved with polished details |
| Brief description | Goblet, glass, wheel-engraved by Paul Oppitz, London ca. 1845 - 1860 |
| Physical description | Small, clear, colourless glass goblet, with engraved decoration with polished details. On the bowl a romantic gothic ruin and a cottage amongst rococo scrollwork and animals relating to the hunt: a stag, a fox and a dog as well as several birds, flowers and bunches of grapes. There is a small fountain with a bird and 'the bowl of Hygieia', a goblet with a snake, which is the symbol of the pharmacist. On the foot, floral scrollwork and on the knob of the stem a row of engraved dots. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Muriel Oppitz |
| Object history | The design on this glass is the same as another engraved by Paul Oppitz which is now in the Toledo Museum. This goblet was donated by Miss Muriel Oppitz. It was part of a number of glasses kept in the family and said to be made by her great-grandfather Paul Oppitz who was an independent engraved in London. These were probably mostly used as examples for clients commissioning engraved glasses from Oppitz |
| Summary | Paul Oppitz (1827-1894) was an independent glass-engraver working in London. He came to Britain in 1845 from his native Novy Bor, in Northern Bohemia as an economic migrant. He became naturalised British in 1853 and married Sarah Holland three years later. This small wine-goblet with exceptionally fine engraving was donated by Miss Muriel Oppitz, a great-granddaughter of Paul and Sarah. It was part of a number of glasses kept in the family made by his great-grandfather. These were probably mostly used as examples for clients commissioning engraved glasses from Oppitz. |
| Bibliographic reference | John P. Smith, 'Paul Oppitz (1827-1894)', in: The Glass Circle Journal, Vol 10 (2005), pp. 64-75, especially p. 65
About Paul Oppitz as independent engraver working in London. This goblet is mentioned on p. 65 as en-suite with a large covered cup acquired by the Toledo Museum of Art in 2004 (plates 2-3). Smith follows family tradition in assuming that Paul Oppitz brought this covered goblet and the small en-suite goblet over to England when he moved from his native Bohemian in 1845. Stylistically, both glasses should probably be dated a little later. |
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| Accession number | C.91-2011 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2011 |
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