Marriage Goblet

Place of OriginFrance

DateMid-16th century

DimensionsH: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); Rim Diam: 12.9cm (5 1/16 in.); Base Diam: 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)

MediumColorless glass with a brownish-tinge; blown, mold-blown, tooled, applied, gilded, enameled.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

1948.222

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4

DescriptionBust of a man and woman, classical labels, decorative foliage

Label TextProbably given as a gift for a wedding or betrothal, this goblet features the profile bust of a French soldier facing the profile of an idealized woman. The inscriptions between the figures bear the French words “DE BON LE” and “VOUS DONNE” (meaning “Given to you by a good heart”). Below the rim is a gilded band inscribed in Latin, DOMINE LABIA MEA APERIES ET OS MEUM ANNUNCIBIT (“Lord, open Thou my lips and my mouth shall announce [Thy praise]”).Published ReferencesPage, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, repr. (col.) p. 87.