New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Goblet

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureHolland | Dutch

Dateca. 1775-1785

MediumGlass

DimensionsOverall: 6 1/16 in. (15.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 9/16 in. (6.5 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

InscribedEngraved on a ribbon: "VADERLANDIE LIEF/EN ALLE MOIE MYSIES" which means "My beloved country & all beautiful women to the love of the Fatherland & all pretty girls".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6908

On View

On view

DescriptionGoblet of clear glass. Ovoid bowl on a drawn facet cut stem. Attached conical foot. Newcastle type goblet decorated in Holland. Decorated with David Wolff type diamond stipple engraving. Scene of a woman with a man on each side. All holding hands. The men are holding goblets on either side of a ribbon which reads: "VADERLANDIE LIEF/EN ALLE MOIE MYSIES". Rough pontil.

Label TextGOBLET WITH MAID AND TOASTING MEN The Netherlands Ca. 1775-85 Blown glass; diamond-stipple engraved, cut. Inscription: VADERLANDIE LIEF EN ALL MOIE MYSIES" For love of country and all pretty maids Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. 71.6908Published ReferencesPeter C. Sutton, _A Guide to Dutch Art in America_, (The Netherlands-American Amity Trust, Inc.: Washington, D.C., 1986), pg. 206, no. 298.