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Goblet (Roemer)

1608
Not on view
The challenging size of this drinking beaker reveals the work of a master glassblower. It displays the medium’s admired qualities of transparency, malleability of shape, and capacity for surface decoration—here, delicate gold and probably oil-resin-painting. The Venetian-style glass shown nearby was sought after by princely collectors for display in their curiosity cabinets; this piece is more typical of the local Germanic glassmaking tradition. The northern European form—with a broad, hollow stem covered with relief dots, called prunts—prevented slippage as it was passed from one greasy-handed diner to another in a communal toast.

[Elizabeth Cleland, 2017]

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Goblet (Roemer)
  • Date: 1608
  • Culture: German, Rhineland
  • Medium: Glass, cold-painted, gilded
  • Dimensions: Overall: 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm)
  • Classification: Glass
  • Credit Line: Munsey Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.185.236
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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