Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2012.

Goblet with Portrait of E. F. Berckel

Artistattributed engraver David Wolff (Dutch, 1732 - 1798)

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureDutch

Dateca. 1790

MediumBlown, cut, and diamond point-engraved glass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Base: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)

Inscribed“mr. e. f. van berckel pensionaris der stad amsterdam,” in banner above cartouche; “lux in tenebris,” in banner below cartouche; “terram perlustrat & undas,” on reverse; all engraved

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number72.45

On View

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

DescriptionWine goblet of clear glass. Ovoid bowl with a drawn facet cut stem. On an applied conical foot. Decorated with diamond point stipple engraving of a portrait bust of Amsterdam Magistrate E.F. Van Berckel. Shows a stippled banner flowing on either side from the top of the framed portrait reading: "Mr. E F VAN BERCKEL" and "PENSIONARIS DER STAT AMSTERDAM" and beneath "LUX IN TENEBRIS". On reverse is a stipple engraved scene of sand dunes and a shipping signal. Beneath this reads: "TERRAM PERLUSTRAT & UNDAS". English Newcastle type glass engraved with D. Wolff type engraving. Rough pontil.

Label TextGoblet with Portrait of E.F. Berckel The Netherlands; engraved by David Wolff (1732-98) Ca. 1790 Blown glass; diamond-stipple engraved, cut. Inscriptions: on the obverse "Mr E.F. Berckel Pensionaris Der Stat Amsterdam/ Lux in Tenebris" (Magistrate E.F. Berckel, pensioner of the City of Amsterdam/ Light in Darkness) on the reverse "Terram Perlustrat & Undas" (illuminates land and sea) Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 72.45Published ReferencesRobert Schmidt _Catalogue of Muhsom Collection_, Vol. 1, No. 51, pl. 7, with information translated. Peter C. Sutton, _A Guide to Dutch Art in America_, (The Netherlands American Amity Trust, Inc.: Washington, D.C., 1986), pg. 206, no. 298. Diane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 68-70.