Covered Pokal
Manufacturer: Potsdam or Zechlin Court Glasshouse (German, 1674-1734 (Potsdam) | 1736-1890 (Zechlin))
Date: 1730-1740
Dimensions:
H: 14 1/2 in. (36.8 cm)
Medium: Colorless potash glass; blown, applied, tooled, cut, 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: 2004.44
DescriptionThe thistle-shaped bowl with a gilded rim and gilt-edged band of vertical flutes in raised relief around the base, set on a faceted baluster stem between a gilt knop and plain section, followed by a bell-shaped foot with a frieze of concave fluting edged by gilding. The matching cover echoes the decoration of the foot and stem with a faceted baluster finial between gilt knops.
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