Goblet with Mercury and a Harbor Cityscape
Goblet with Mercury and a Harbor Cityscape
Place of OriginSilesia, Germany
Dateabout 1730-1735
DimensionsH: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)
MediumBlown and cut glass, with wheel-engraved decoration and silver-mounted stem
ClassificationGlass
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1957.17
On View
Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 4
DescriptionThe view of the bowl shows a city on a harbor filled with shipping, a busy warehouse and Mercury, god of commerce.
Label TextThe view painted on the bowl shows a city on a harbor filled with shipping, a busy warehouse, and Mercury, the god of commerce.
1740-1745
about 1720
1763-1796
about 1820
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