2 Armorial Goblets

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Object Name: 
2 Armorial Goblets
Maker(s): 
Beilby, William (British, 1740-1819), Enameler
Place Made: 
England, Newcastle upon Tyne
Accession Number: 
50.2.8
Dimensions: 
Overall A) H: 22.7 cm; B) H: 21.75 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
about 1765
Web Description: 
These goblets are enameled on one side with the coat of arms of Henry, 10th Earl of of Pembroke and Montgomery, as well as the French motto “ung je serveray” (one I will serve). The other side shows the earl’s crest below the signature “Beilby Invt & pinxt.”

More Info

Department: 
Early Modern
Provenance: 
Steuben Glass, Inc., Source
1950-10-01
Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, Former Collection
Color: 
colorless
Technique: 
glassblowing
applied
enameling
gilding
Material: 
lead glass

Description

Primary Description: 
2 Armorial Goblets. Colorless lead glass; blown, applied, enameled, gilded. Large bucket bowls supported by applied, tall straight stems with opaque white spirals; applied wide feet with rough pontil marks, thick and nearly flat.

Publications (15)

Enamelling and Gilding on Glass (2013) illustrated, p. 74 (3rd from left); BIB# 142116
Glass: A Short History (Smithsonian Books edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 84-85; BIB# 130360
Glass: A Short History (The British Museum edition) (2012) illustrated, pp. 84-85; BIB# 135965
Zhongguo gu dai bo li ji shu de fa zhan (Development of Chinese Ancient Glass) (2005) illustrated, p. 8 (4.31); BIB# 90520
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999) illustrated, p. 39; BIB# 63967
A Short History of Glass (1990 edition) (1990) illustrated, p. 66, #57; BIB# 33211
The History of Glass (1989 edition) (1989) illustrated, p. 135; BIB# 150278
The History of Glass (1984 edition) (1984) illustrated, p. 135; BIB# 22683
Story of Glass Coloring Book (1981) illustrated, p. 30; BIB# 67749
The Decorated Glasses of William and Mary Beilby, 1761-1778 (1980) illustrated, p. 14-15 (#70); BIB# 22578
Glass (1966) illustrated, frontispiece; BIB# 119578
The Corning Glass Center (1959) illustrated, p. 19 (right); BIB# 99843
The Corning Glass Center (1958) illustrated, p. 19 (right);
The Corning Glass Center (1958) illustrated, p. 19 (right); BIB# 26395
The Story of Glass (1953) illustrated, plate 8-9 (fig. h); BIB# 25461

Objects in Set (2)

Armorial Goblet
Artist:Beilby, William
Date:about 1765
Accession Number:50.2.8 A
Armorial Goblet
Artist:Beilby, William
Date:about 1765
Accession Number:50.2.8 B