Cover for Goblet

Artist Paul Oppitz (engraver) (British | English, 1827-1894)

Place of OriginHaida (Nový Bor, Czech Republic)

Dateabout 1845

DimensionsH (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)

MediumColorless potash glass; blown, applied, wheel-engraved, polished

ClassificationGlass

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

Object number

2004.3A

Not on View

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.

Label TextPaul 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.Published References"Recent acquistions," NEWSLETTER OF THE DECORATIVE ARTS SOCIETY, INC., vol. 12, no. 3, Fall 2004, p. 15, repr. (incl. detail) inside back cover. Page, Jutta-Annette, The Art of Glass: Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, 2006, p. 137, repr. (col.).Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Installation of Selections from the Glass Gallery, October 8-December 26, 2004. (no catalog)