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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Goblet

ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Goblet and cover in lamp-worked glass, imitating facon de Venise glass which would have been formed at the furnace. Conical bowl, straight stem resting on a figure-of-eight shaped loop of coloured threads with wings and a dragon's head and tail in blue on top; below, the stem continues above a slightly domed spreading foot; domed cover, finial similar to the decoration in the stem.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Goblet
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Lamp-worked glass
Brief description
Goblet and cover in lamp-worked glass, probably made by the Hamburg glasshouse of CHF Müller, Germany, ca. 1875.
Physical description
Goblet and cover in lamp-worked glass, imitating facon de Venise glass which would have been formed at the furnace. Conical bowl, straight stem resting on a figure-of-eight shaped loop of coloured threads with wings and a dragon's head and tail in blue on top; below, the stem continues above a slightly domed spreading foot; domed cover, finial similar to the decoration in the stem.
Dimensions
  • Including cover height: 46.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Bibliographic reference
Helmut Ricke, in JoGS 1978, p. 79-80, cat. I10f, fig 16, our glass illustarted and discussed
Other number
9426 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.408A-1936

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Record createdMay 31, 2000
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