Photograph by Ed Pollard, Sony a7R II 2021

Römer-style wine glass

Datelate 19th – early 20th c.

MediumBlown, applied, tooled, gilded, and enameled glass

Dimensions5 5/8 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (14.3 × 7 × 6 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Cynthia and Stuart Katz

Object number2021.45.13.1

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DescriptionTwo goblets, one large and small. Transparent light yellow glass. Two bubbles used, one for short, rounded bowl and one for trunk (stem/foot). Rim is gilded, with row of white enameled dots, and row of enameled decoration with scrolled leaf work/floral design at center points (three flowers repeat twice, for a total of six flowers; pink, red, blue, yellow, red, and green). At lower portion of bowl are six prunts with large raspberry mark (center dot and eight dots surrounding).
Smaller goblet variations: raspberry prints have six dots surrounding; same flowers and color of flowers as large goblet. Stem is hollow; three successively smaller bulges of glass, then larger bulge at center of stem that has four of the smaller raspberry prunts used on the small goblet, then three successively larger bulges widen to sloping foot with fold onto the top surface. Foot has row of white enameled dots within two gilded lines. Edge of foot is folded back onto top surface.