Goblet (Pokal) with “Hail to the Queen”
Manufacturer: Potsdam or Zechlin Court Glasshouse (German, 1674-1734 (Potsdam) | 1736-1890 (Zechlin))
Date: 1725-1735
Dimensions:
H: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
Medium: Colorless potash glass; blown, applied, tooled, cut, engraved, and gilded.
Place of Origin: Germany, Brandenburg
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2004.45
Label Text:This gilded goblet was most likely made for a special occasion honoring the Queen of Prussia. The motto engraved on the glass, “Es lebe die Königin” (Hail to the Queen), probably refers to Sophie Dorothea (ruled 1713–40), wife of King Frederick William, the “Soldier King” (Frederick William’s companion goblet, engraved with “Hail to the King,” is nearby). She spent most of her time at her castle Monbijou in Berlin, where she had a designated room displaying her glass and porcelain collections, the largest in Europe. The castle and its contents were destroyed in 1945 by Allied bombing during World War II.
DescriptionThe funnel bowl with gilt rim and gilt-edged band of stylized leaves around the base, foot, and cover, engraved and gilt 'Es lebe die Königin' [Hail to the Queen] within a crowned circular line panel flanked by a pair of tied cornucopiae, set on a faceted baluster stem with air bubble inclusions between a gilt knop and plain section, the cover with faceted baluster finial between gilt knops.
On view
In Collection(s)