Goblet

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

Place of OriginHaida (Nový Bor, Czech Republic)

Dateabout 1845

DimensionsH (pokal with lid): 20 5/8 in. (52.4 cm)
H (pokal 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 (pokal rim): 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm)
overall4 (of pokal 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

2004.3B

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.

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)