Goblet (Pokal) with “Hail to the Queen”

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Goblet (Pokal) with “Hail to the Queen”

Manufacturer Potsdam or Zechlin Court Glasshouse (German, 1674-1734 (Potsdam) | 1736-1890 (Zechlin))

Place of OriginGermany, Brandenburg

Date1725-1735

DimensionsH: 10 5/8 in. (27 cm)

MediumColorless potash glass; blown, applied, tooled, cut, engraved, and gilded.

ClassificationGlass

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

Object number

2004.45

On View

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

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.

Label TextThis 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.Published ReferencesFine British and European Ceramics and Glass, Sotheby's, London, sale # LO4730, lot.173.Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, New Acquisitions in Glass, Oct. 8 - Dec. 26, 2004.