Goblet thumbnail 1
Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Silver, Room 69, The Whiteley Galleries

Goblet

1550-1650 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Goblet with bell in a sphere, made in Venice, 1550-1650.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Filigree glass (a retorti) with silver mount
Brief description
Goblet with bell in a sphere, made in Venice, 1550-1650.
Dimensions
  • Height: 19.0cm
  • Maximum width: 10.0cm
Style
Gallery label
Glasses like this had to be emptied at once. Subsequently the bell could be rang or they could be put down.
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn gift
Production
the mount probably 19th century
Bibliographic reference
Cf. Hamburg cat. 1995, nr. 36 with similar mount, as Netherlandish early 17th century
Other number
Collection
Accession number
C.45-1923

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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