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

Goblet

Manufacturer A. Gibouin

CultureFrench

Dateca. 1875

MediumNon-lead glass | Mold blown glass | Gilt

DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Base: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)

InscribedMarked with black script inner foot rim: "A. Gibouin 27.6 xx".

Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.

Object number71.6402

On View

On view

DescriptionRoemer shaped goblet. Bowl of pale amber non-lead glass. Mold blown ribbed on an attached cone shaped horizontally ribbed and enameled with gilt lines and a wide gilt foot band. Bowl is heavily enameled with two pairs of gilt framed cartouche. Two with white curving animals on black and the other two with geometric blue and gilt design on black. Between these, are gilt flowers and a bottom band of gilt, red and white blossoms.

Published ReferencesRheims, L'OBJET 1900, pg. 36, pl. 21, called Gibouin of Libourne, Gironde Valley, enameled glass in the Persian style. Janine Block-Dermant, THE ART OF FRENCH GLASS, 1860-1914, pg. 22.