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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Goblet

1550 - 1625 (made)
Place of origin

Mount: the mount probably early 17th-century

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
filigree glass (a retorti), mould-blown, silver mount
Brief description
Goblet, blown filigree glass, probably Southern Netherlands (possibly Antwerp), 1550-1625
Physical description
Mount: the mount probably early 17th-century
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.6cm
  • Greatest width width: 10.7cm
Style
Gallery label
This glass had to be emptied completely before putting it down. The mount originally contained a bell.
Object history
Bought from the Bernal Collection.
Production
the mount probably early 17th century; first Venetian-style glasshouse in Antwerp opened 1549
Other number
8392 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
1824-1855

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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