Cover for Goblet
Artist: Paul Oppitz (engraver) (British | English, 1827-1894)
Date: about 1845
Dimensions:
H (goblet with lid): 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm)
H (goblet only): 13 5/8 in. (34.6 cm)
H (Lid only): 7 7/8 x 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (20 x 14.6 x 10.5 cm)
Diam (goblet rim): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
overall4 (of goblet foot): 5 in. (12.7 cm)
Medium: Colorless potash glass; blown, applied, wheel-engraved, polished
Place of Origin: Northern Bohemian, Haida
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2004.3A
Label Text:Paul Oppitz decorated this pokal (presentational goblet) in Haida (modern Nový Bor, Czech Republic) shortly before he immigrated to England in late 1845. There, he became an engraver of great acclaim and his few surviving works have since been treasured in international collections.
This unique goblet was his early masterpiece, submitted by Oppitz at the age of 18 to the Bohemian glass guild to qualify as a master engraver. The two semi-ruined Gothic castles depicted on the goblet were owned by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince of Prussia. Both castles were rebuilt by the Prince and their images became popular romantic decorations on Bohemian glass.
This unique goblet was his early masterpiece, submitted by Oppitz at the age of 18 to the Bohemian glass guild to qualify as a master engraver. The two semi-ruined Gothic castles depicted on the goblet were owned by Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince of Prussia. Both castles were rebuilt by the Prince and their images became popular romantic decorations on Bohemian glass.
DescriptionCovered pokal of colorless potash glass, blown, applied, cut, and polished. The vessel 's bowl is engraved on either side with a well-known castle on the Rhine, Germany, Schloss Rheinstein and Schloss Stolzenfels. The remaining surface, including the matching cover, is densely decorated with Neo-Rococo ornament.
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