Deckelpokal (Covered Goblet)
Artist
Unknown
CultureGerman, Bohemian, or Austrian
Datelate 19th century
MediumMold blown glass, enamel, and gold paint
Dimensions27 1/2 in. (69.9 cm)
Other (Diameter at base): 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Other (Diameter at base): 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
InscribedPainted, upper portion of bowl, "Durlacher Feiner Brubacher"
Credit LineGift of Ralph W. Miner, Jr. and Judith M. Miner
Object number2019.18
Collections
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 116-3
The stem, cover, and angled interior of the bowl indicate the vessel was made of mold blown and assembled parts. The vessel bowl is tall and cylindrical in profile with a squat bulge near its base, where the bowl joins the stem with a hollow bulbous knop and a blown foot. The domed cover has a bulbous knop with a tall, thin finial. The entire vessel (foot, stem, bowl, and cover) is decorated with dense floral decorations applied with enamel and gold paint, while evenly-spaced ‘blobs’ of glass are applied around its circumference at four different points: (bottom to top) the knop of the stem, the bulge of the bowl, the lower portion of the cover, and the knop of the finial.
Label TextDeckelpokal (Covered Goblet), late 19th century Germany, Bohemia, or Austria Mold blown glass, enamel, and gold paint Gift of Ralph W. Miner, Jr. and Judith M. Miner 2019.18 A German immigrant to America, Daniel Brubacher opened a Rhinish wine-importing business in New York City that flourished from 1863 to 1918. This unique goblet, which was commissioned by or given to Brubacher as a gift, linked him to his ancestral heritage and profession. Red glass and enamel decoration were popular in Central Europe during the nineteenth century. The German phrase Durlacher Feiner Brubacher that is painted in gold on this piece translates roughly as “Fine Brubacher wine from Durlach,” a town located on the Rhine River. *includes a photograph* Daniel Brubacher. Photo courtesy of Ralph W. Miner, Jr. and Judith M. Miner.
late 19th – early 20th c.
Unknown
