Goblet

late 18th century

Not on view

Many of the vessels engraved in the Netherlands were imported from abroad, especially from England where the clearest lead glass was produced. Not intended for everyday use, these so-called Conditie glasses were commissioned to mark special occasions: to toast a marriage, a new business venture, or to honor a civic organization. The inscription around the lip of this goblet: 'T. WELWAAREN VAN 'T SCHIP AMERICA (to the wellbeing of the ship America) suggests a toast to a newly launched ship. Its name reflects overseas trading interests of the Dutch West India Company which was established in 1621. The decoration is wheel engraved; the anonymous engraver used a lathe and held the goblet with both hands against the underside of a rotating wheel, coated with abrasive powder, to grind into the surface of the glass. Different-sized wheels were selected to create different effects.

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Provenance

Title: Goblet
Maker: Glass made by Dagnia family , Newcastle
Date: late 18th century
Culture: British, Newcastle glass with Dutch engraving
Medium: Wheel-engraved glass
Dimensions: Height: 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Eugen Grabscheid, 1982
Object Number: 1982.97.1
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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