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Goblet

1586 (made)
Artist/Maker
Crutched Friars Glasshouse (manufacturer)
Verzelini, Jacob the Elder (maker)
Lysle, Anthony De (engraver (inciser))
Place of origin
London (made)

Jacopo Verzelini was the first Venetian glassmaker to set up a successful glasshouse in Britain, at Crutched Friars in London. This superb goblet can be attributed to Verzelini’s glasshouse because of its diamond-point engraved inscription and date. The inscription ‘God Save Qyne [Queen] Elisabeth’ is accompanied by the date ‘1586’ and the initials ‘RP’ and ‘MP’, which probably refer to its original owners.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Goblet
Materials and techniques
Glass, with mould-blown stem, trailed decoration, diamond-point engraving and gilt
Glass
Brief description
Goblet, clear glass with trails and diamond-point engraving, made by Jacob Verzelini the Elder and engraved by Anthony de Lysle at Crutched Friars Glasshouse, London, England, 1586
Physical description
Goblet with trailed decoration and engraved with diamond-point with initials which may stand for Roger and Maud Puleston of Emral, who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in 1586. Inscription: "God Save Qyne Elisabeth"RP" "MP" "1586".
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.8cm
  • Maximum width: 12.7cm
Styles
European
FACON DE VENISE
Marks and inscriptions
'GOD SAVE QVYNE ELISABETH' 'RP' 'MP' '1586' (decoration)
Gallery label
The initials engraved on the goblet may stand for Roger and Maud Puleston of Emral, who celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary in 1586.
Treasures of the ROyal Courts: Tudors, Stuarts and the Russian Tsars label text:

Goblet
1550–1600

The career of the courtier Jerome Bowes illustrates
the close relationship between diplomacy and
trade. As well as being an ambassador to Moscow,
he had close links to English glass manufacture.
Venetian-style drinking glasses such as this one
were much admired in Tudor England, and Bowes
financed their production in London.

London
Probably made by Jacob Verzelini the Elder and engraved by Antony
de Lysle for Crutched Friars Glass House
Clear glass
V&A C.226-1983
Credit line
Given by the Secretary of State of Education and Science
Object history
Anonymous Bequest
Production
dated 1586
Summary
Jacopo Verzelini was the first Venetian glassmaker to set up a successful glasshouse in Britain, at Crutched Friars in London. This superb goblet can be attributed to Verzelini’s glasshouse because of its diamond-point engraved inscription and date. The inscription ‘God Save Qyne [Queen] Elisabeth’ is accompanied by the date ‘1586’ and the initials ‘RP’ and ‘MP’, which probably refer to its original owners.
Bibliographic references
  • See also Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File
  • Doran, Susan (ed.), Elizabeth: The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, London: Chatto & Windus, 2003
Other number
9854 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.226-1983

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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