Zwischengold Covered Goblet
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1730
MediumBlown glass | Gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 13/16 in. (7.1 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number72.39
Not on view
DescriptionCovered pokal. Pokal of clear glass. Zwischengoldglas. Twenty paneled double walled funnel shaped bowl enclosing engraved gold leaf between the walls. Showing a stag hunting scene in a wooded landscape. One hunter is on horseback and one is on foot. Dogs and stags. Lower scroll-leaf band and then an acanthus leaf band. On a solid faceted baluster stem attached by double merese to the round faintly dome foot with radial oval cuts and slashes on the bottom. Cover matches. Clear. Dome shaped. Facet cut shoulder topped by zwischengold medallion enclosing a stylized acanthus design. Attached faceted steeple finial. Top is slightly lopsided.Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt, _Catalogue of Muhsam Collection_, Vol. I, No. 300, information.
