Orpheus and the Wild Animals Goblet
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureBohemian
Dateca. 1740
MediumBlown, cut, and engraved glass
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Base: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Base: 3 5/16 in. (8.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6865
Not on view
DescriptionGoblet/pokal of clear glass. Thistle shaped bowl with a faceted bottom. Upper part is matte engraved with a mythological scene of Orpheus sitting under a tree playing a harp surrounded by wild animals in a general landscape. On a stem of solid faceted knop and a faceted baluster portions with a single air bubble on a faintly conical foot engraved with a band of a landscape with trees. Rough pontil.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesB. Klesse, _Journal of Glass Studies XIV_, 1972, pg. 126, article, illustrates model used for glass engraving. The 1607 edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses illustrated by Crispin de Passe. This glass is an almost exact adaptation/copy.
