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Wine Goblet

Artist David Wolff (Dutch, 1732 - 1798)

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureHolland | Dutch | English

Dateca. 1785-1790

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm)
Base: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm)

Inscribed"DAT NOID VERSLAP ONS BROEDERSCHAP" (That our brotherhood may never die).

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number72.48

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 11

DescriptionWine goblet of clear glass. Ovoid bowl with a drawn facet cut stem and an attached conical foot. Decorated with faint diamond point stippled engraving of a scene symbolizing brotherhood. Of two boys in a landscape, the one on the right extending a filled goblet to the other with a wine jug in the other hand. Above this is a banner with the inscription: "DAT NOID VERSLAP ONS BROEDERSCHAP" (That our brotherhood may never die). The hair is made with lines and not stippled. English Newcastle type goblet with Dutch D. Wolff style engraving. Rough pontil.

Label TextGoblet wih Allegory of Brotherhood The Netherlands Ca. 1785-90 Blown glass; diamond stipple engraved, cut. Inscription: "Sat Noid Verslap Ons Broederschap" (Tha our brotherhood should never flag) Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 72.48Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt _Catalogue of Muhsom Collection_, Vol. I, No. 48, pl. 8 with information translated: "Glass with allegory of brotherhood. Plain bowl on a faceted stem. Stippled, two boys in a landscape the one on the right holding bottle and glass towards the other boy. Above a ribbon with the inscription "That our brotherhood may never die". Height 16cm, diameter 6.4cm. Work by D. Wolff circa 1785-90. From Collection Steengracht, The Hague".