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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Goblet

1550 - 1600 (made)
Place of origin
Venice (made)

Glass goblet with mould-blown stem, enamel and gilt decoration


Object details

Object type
Goblet
Materials and techniques
Glass with mould-blown stem, enamelled and gilt
Glass
Enamelling (Painting)
Brief description
Goblet, blown glass, enamelled, possibly Venice, 1550-1600
Physical description
Glass goblet with mould-blown stem, enamel and gilt decoration
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.5cm
conversion size only
Styles
EUROPE
FACON DE VENISE
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Production
Possibly Venetian or Netherlandish, decorated elsewhere
Bibliographic references
  • A similar goblet with a differently shaped bowl is in the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, inv. 16905. See Emailler le Verre a la Renaissance, Exhibition Ecouen 2021-22, cat. 48
  • E. Baumgartner, Venise et Facon de Venise: Verres Renaissance du Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, 2003, pp. 90-91, cat 40 Glass of same manufacture, with differently shaped bowl. With further references.
Other number
8488 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.234-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3564/goblet/
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