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

Goblet

1100-1200 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Goblet with stemmed foot and applied ring on the stem. Colourless glass, with applied threads and blue prunts


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Mouldblown glass, with applied threads and prunts, some in pale blue
Brief description
Goblet, mouldblown glass with trailed decoration and blue prunts, possibly Rayy, Iran, 1100-1200
Physical description
Goblet with stemmed foot and applied ring on the stem. Colourless glass, with applied threads and blue prunts
Dimensions
  • Height: 12.4cm
  • Maximum width: 7.3cm
Styles
Gallery label
This goblet has been weathered during burial; it would originally been of transparent glass. The curious shape is also known in contemporary enamelled 'minai' pottery, but derives from work in sheet silver.
Bibliographic references
  • Lamm (1935;pl.14 A-C), Corning ((1957;pp.247-8 no.495)
  • Ferrier, R. W. (ed), The Arts of Persia, Yale University Press, New Haven & London, 1989. 334p., ill. ISBN 3-8041-801-06230-8. Ch.19, pl. 7
Other number
8237 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.71-1967

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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