Goblet
1730-1765 (made), 1700-1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Goblet which can only be put down up-side-down, once emptied. Two knobs of the original glass stem are still visible, the lowest being used to attach the silver mount, which includes a open-worked sphere, containing a dice, a nude seated figure on a barrel and a small bowl, suspended from two hinging supports and checked by a counterbalnce.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | blown glass with silver mount |
| Brief description | Goblet of clear glass, mounted in metal. The glass is probably English but the mount is Dutch. It was made about 1730 |
| Physical description | Goblet which can only be put down up-side-down, once emptied. Two knobs of the original glass stem are still visible, the lowest being used to attach the silver mount, which includes a open-worked sphere, containing a dice, a nude seated figure on a barrel and a small bowl, suspended from two hinging supports and checked by a counterbalnce. |
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| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Object history | According to a note in his catalogue, bought by Mr. Buckley from Percy Webster on Jan. 7.1928 for £ 8.10.0 |
| Production | The glass probably English, the mount Dutch. The mount might be earlier as well as later. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.521-1936 |
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| Record created | February 5, 1999 |
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