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On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Goblet

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Stourbridge (made)

Goblet, opal glass, enamelled

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Goblet
Materials and techniques
Opal glass, enamelled
Brief description
Goblet, opal glass, enamelled, decorated with a water-lily design , England (probably Stourbridge), about 1850
Physical description
Goblet, opal glass, enamelled
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.4cm
  • Maximum width: 8.8cm
Style
Victorian
Gallery label
The design of water-lilies make reference to the goblet's intended use - as a table-glass for water. 'Appropriate' ornament of this kind was recommended by design reformers such as Henry Cole, first Director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in the mid-19th Century.
Subject depicted
Water Lily
Other number
9247 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.204-1963

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6395/goblet-unknown/
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