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Goblet

1625-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)
Netherlands (engraved)

Goblets with elaborate winged stems were very popular in the Netherlands during the seventeenth century. Many were locally produced in the Venetian style, by glassmakers working in Antwerp, Middelburg and Amsterdam. This goblet has a diamond-point engraved inscription alluding to its function as a drinking glass for wine. Such calligraphic inscriptions were particularly popular in the northern provinces of the Netherlands during the second half of the century.


Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Goblet
Materials and techniques
Diamond-engraved glass
Glass
Glassblowing
Diamond-Point Engraving
Brief description
Glass goblet, inscribed 'In Vino Veritas', probably Netherlands, 1625-1700
Physical description
Wine glass, tooled stem with blue ornaments, diamond-engraved with the inscription 'In Vino Veritas'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 131mm
  • Maximum diameter: 100mm
Style
Facon De Venise
Marks and inscriptions
'In Vino Veritas' (Inscribed decoration)
Translation
in wine [there is the] truth
Credit line
Bequeathed by J. A.Tulk
Production
Cf. Coburg cat.1994, nr. 352 is flute with sim. foot
Summary
Goblets with elaborate winged stems were very popular in the Netherlands during the seventeenth century. Many were locally produced in the Venetian style, by glassmakers working in Antwerp, Middelburg and Amsterdam. This goblet has a diamond-point engraved inscription alluding to its function as a drinking glass for wine. Such calligraphic inscriptions were particularly popular in the northern provinces of the Netherlands during the second half of the century.
Bibliographic references
  • Johan Veeckman, Sarah Jennings (Eds), Majolica and Glass from Italy to Antwerp and Beyond: The Transfer of Technology in the 16th and Early 17th Century, Antwerp (Oxbow Books) 2002, pp. 88-89, fig. 19; 101-106, figs. 2, 7B Illustrates similar stem fragments excavated in Amsterdam (Waterloo Plein) and Antwerp (Groenplaats). Chemical analysis done on fragments from Antwerp points at a 'facon-de-Venise' production rather than Venetian import.
  • K. Duysters, Facetten can Glas, Cat Arnhem 2002, pl 1 and p. 58, cat. 24 for a similar goblet, without engraving. Inv. VS 173
Other number
8592 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.138-1956

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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