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

Covered Pokal (Goblet)

Manufacturer Unknown

CultureSaxon

Dateca. 1740

MediumBlown glass

DimensionsOverall: 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Base: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)

InscribedOn the reverse at the top: "Unsser freundschaft soll bestehn bis wir mitt der weldt vergehn" (Saxonian dialect-Our friendship shall last until we leave this world).

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6862

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-2, Case 7

DescriptionCovered pokal of clear glass. Pokal of clear glass. Thistle shaped on a hollow, reverse baluster, facet cut stem. Plain conical foot with a folded under rim and oval cuts near the stem. Bowl has a solid bottom with facet cuts and stem protrudes (as high kick) into the bottom. Engraved with elaborate scrolls and arabesques framing a scene of a cavalier holding a lady's hand in front of a chateau and an engraving at the top. See inscription. Cover of clear glass. Double dome with three engraved floral sprays on the first dome and a band of oval cuts on the second. Squat hollow panel cut steeple shaped finial.