Covered Pokal
Manufacturer
Unknown
CultureSilesian
Dateca. 1760
MediumGlass | Gilt
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Base: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
Overall, Rim: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Base: 3 13/16 in. (9.7 cm)
InscribedSee description.
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.6871
Not on view
DescriptionGoblet/pokal and cover of clear glass. Goblet/Pokal of clear glass. Conical bowl contracted and cut with vertical panels lower quarter and above engraved with a profile bust of King Frederick of the Prussians "Fredericus Borussorum Rex". Below this are views of Breslau, Hirschberg, Riesen, Kop, Annakirch, Warmbad, and Kuhnast with a gilt rim. Four gilded plums just above panels on a solid stem of a faceted knop and a plain round cylinder and foot with a faceted edge, diamond swags and a band of polished ovals and slashes on the bottom. Cover of clear glass. Matches. Dome shaped, paneled above. A band of scroll engraving and a solid round facet cut finial with a gilt top. Additional gilt band in panel centers.Published ReferencesL. Rosenkrantz & J.E. Patterson, _1970-1971 Auction Antiques Annual_, pg. 91, ill. _Glassammulung Helfried Krug_, Munich, 1965, pl. 237 & 238.
Worcester Porcelain Company
ca. 1770
