Goblet
1675-1725 (made)
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| Place of origin |
From about 1675, Venetian glass workers made increasingly complex drinking glasses. Some of these were so fragile that they must have been almost impossible to use. The most exuberant examples were probably intended as presentation pieces to show off the donor's wealth and sophistication. Frederik IV of Denmark received a large collection of Venetian glass in this style when he visited the city in 1708-1709. He constructed a special display room to house this collection at his Rosenborg Castle.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Blown glass, with mould-blown and tooled stem with opaque red and white details |
| Brief description | Goblet, blown glass, Italy (Venice), 1675-1725 |
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| Style | |
| Production | Cf. Rosenborg Castle and Barovier Il Vetro Venetiano simmilar goblets on two paintings |
| Summary | From about 1675, Venetian glass workers made increasingly complex drinking glasses. Some of these were so fragile that they must have been almost impossible to use. The most exuberant examples were probably intended as presentation pieces to show off the donor's wealth and sophistication. Frederik IV of Denmark received a large collection of Venetian glass in this style when he visited the city in 1708-1709. He constructed a special display room to house this collection at his Rosenborg Castle. |
| Other number | 8560 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 108-1853 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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