Goblet
1761 (dated)
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| Place of origin |
Goblet, Northern Netherlands or England (decorated in Amsterdam), engraved and cut by Jacob Sang, 1761
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Wheel-engraved glass |
| Brief description | Goblet, Northern Netherlands or England (decorated in Amsterdam), engraved and cut by Jacob Sang, 1761 |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signed 'Jacob Sang, inv = et Fec = Amsterdam 1761'. Inscribed 'DE HUWELYKS BANDT, BINT HART EN HANDT' (The bond of marriage ties heart and hand). (Signature; decoration)
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| Gallery label | Engraved with emblems of marriage: clasped hands emerging from clouds above an altar of Hymen on which are two tied flaming hearts. |
| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
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| Bibliographic reference | see Bradford sale; Christies, 4 June 1985, Lot 59, for a galss by Sang with similar iconography. |
| Other number | 8855 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.464-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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