Goblet/Pokal
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureSilesian
Dateca. 1730-1760
MediumEngraved glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Overall, Rim: 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm)
Base: 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
InscribedInscribed: "Vivat zur rechten, vivat zur lincken, radliche freundschafft versusset das Trincken" Translates to: "A toast to the right, a toast to the left. True friendship makes the drinking sweeter".
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6876
Not on view
DescriptionGoblet/pokal of clear, faintly lavender tinted glass. Conical shape bowl. Contracted and paneled bottom third and above four panels. On a solid baluster stem cut facets and draped top. On a faintly conical round foot with radial oval and slash cut bottom and diamond swag engraved rim. One panel is engraved with a hunter and hound chasing a hare with a medieval town in the background. Reverse is inscribed. Rim may have been cut. Two side panels cut in higher relief, plum-like, engraved floral and scroll.
ca. 1760
