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Goblet

Unknownlate 15th–early 16th century

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

Made of clear glass with minute bubbles throughout, this goblet would probably have been used as a wineglass. A continuous pattern of interlaced tendrils, stylized palmettes, and marguerite daisies in blue, dark red, and white enamel decorates the flared bowl. Few glass vessels are decorated as this one is, with no figures, only painted foliage.

A fragment of a similar vessel with comparable intertwined foliage painting was found under the foundations of the bell-tower of San Marco, Venice, after it collapsed in 1902. After some uncertainty, this discovery confirmed that this "Venetian-style" goblet was indeed Venetian.

Details

  • Title: Goblet
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: late 15th–early 16th century
  • Location Created: Murano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
  • Physical Dimensions: 13.8 × 10 × 7.3 cm (5 7/16 × 3 15/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
  • Type: Goblet
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Free-blown colorless glass with gold leaf and enamel decoration
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.DK.540
  • Culture: Italian
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
  • Creator Display Name: Unknown
  • Classification: Decorative Art (Art Genre)

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