4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2009.

Façon De Venice Goblet

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureHolland | Belgian | Dutch

Date17th century

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number86.190

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 6

DescriptionFaçon-de-Venise goblet of blown colorless glass. Diamond engraved. Winged stem. Funnel bowl engraved with two birds perched among stylized floral foliage. Applied wrythen-molded multi-knopped stem with turquoise wings and colorless pincered decoration. Colorless foot with matching foliage engraved and folded rim.

Published ReferencesKlesse, _Glassammlung Helfried Krug_, similar to no. 488, Vol. II, pg. 112. Krug, _Auction Catalog at Sotheby's_, 1981, London, #348, winged stem similar to this one. R. Schmidt, _Das Glas_, Abb 42, pg. 74, similar wing stems. F. Mehlman, _Phaidon Guide to Glass_, 1982, pg. 85, at that time from Vandekan, London (Antique dealer), ill. Merrill, Nancy O. _A Concise History of Glass Represented in the Chrysler Museum Glass Collection_ (Norfolk, VA: The Chrysler Museum, 1989) 25, 187.