Goblet
Manufacturer: New England Glass Company (American, 1818-1888)
Artist: Engraver Louis F. Vaupel (American, 1824 - 1903)
Date: 1865-1875
Dimensions:
H: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); Rim Diam: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.); Base Diam: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)
Medium: Colorless glass
Place of Origin: East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1974.52
Label Text:Glass engraver Louis Vaupel (1824–1903) left his native Germany for the United States in 1850, where he soon became “first engraver” at the New England Glass Company. In Germany, Vaupel had been influenced by glass manufacturers in Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic), who had by 1840 developed cased glass, also known as overlay, where one or more layers of colored glass were fused onto a core of colorless glass. The outer layers were frequently cut away in patterns designed to emphasize the color contrasts and create striking optical effects. When engraved, cased glass provided a depth and range of shading not possible on glass of a single color. The woodland and deer hunting scenes favored by Bohemian engravers were especially dramatic when rendered on cased glass.
Vaupel made this goblet on his own time and it stayed in his family until coming to the Museum. He reportedly spent over 600 hours on the intricate engraving over an 18-month period.
Vaupel made this goblet on his own time and it stayed in his family until coming to the Museum. He reportedly spent over 600 hours on the intricate engraving over an 18-month period.
DescriptionCased with gold-ruby glass. Bowl blown and finished by tooling. Applied hollow stem, blown and tooled. Applied foot. Bowl copper-wheel-engraved with hunting scene. Stem cut with six panels. Foot cut with geometric pattern and notches. Polished pontil mark.
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