Covered Hochschnitt Goblet

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Object Name:

Covered Hochschnitt Goblet

Maker(s):

Winter, Friedrich, Maker

probably

Place Made:

Germany, possibly Dresden

Accession Number:

61.3.9

Dimensions:

Overall H: 34.3 cm, Diam (max): 11.5 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

possibly about 1700

possibly 1720-1733

Primary Description:

Colorless, with yellow (goblet) and blue-gray (cover) tinge; cover has opalescent sheen. Blown, engraved in Hochschnitt. Goblet: conical bowl with rounded base; stem consists of inverted baluster between two flattened knops and mereses; blown foot has circle of overlapping acanthus leaves in bas-relief, and rough pontil mark. Stem, base, and rim of bowl, as well as cover and its finial, are ornamented with various acanthus motifs. Front of bowl shows portrait of Augustus the Strong, elector of Saxony and king of Poland, in profile, facing right, in oval cartouche framed by laurel wreath and trophies. To right of king, flag bearing Saxon eagle; to left, king’s monogram, “AR” (Augustus Rex). Reverse shows arms of Poland and Saxony, framed by leaf scrolls, with royal crown on top. On cover, two “AR” mirror monograms, and two pairs of eagles holding festoon in their beaks. Finial is in shape of crown; surmounting cross from imperial orb is lost.

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Provenance:

Davis, Cecil, Source

Kuester, H. U., Former Collection

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Exhibitions (2)

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650–1750

Venue(s)

Corning Museum of Glass

Changing Exhibitions Gallery

Masterpieces of Germanic Glass, 15th-19th centuries

Venue(s)

Bergstrom-Mahler Museum 1979-06 through 1979-09

Publications (19)

Baroque Influences on the Form and Decoration of Glass (2014) illustrated, pp. 46-47; BIB# 142141

Historia del Vidrio: desarrollo formal, technologico y cientifico (2012) illustrated, Fig. 156, p. 198; BIB# 139172

Glass of the Alchemists: Lead Crystal-Gold Ruby, 1650-1750 (2008) illustrated, pp. 286-287, #110; BIB# 103865

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: Checklist of the Exhibition (1999) illustrated, p. 19; BIB# 63967

Franz Gondelach: Baroque Glass Engraving in Hesse (JGS) (1996) illustrated, p. 180, #58; BIB# AI3179

Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 63, #53; BIB# 35679

Hikari no shouchu: sekai no garasu = The glass (1992) p. 35, #53; BIB# 58995

Masterpieces of Glass: A World History From The Corning Museum of Glass (1990) illustrated, pp. 138-139, pl. 61; BIB# 33819

Dekoriertes Glas: Renaissance bis Biedermeier, Meister und Werkstatten, Katalog Raisonne der SammlungRudolf von Strasser (1989) pp. 87-88, fig. 99; BIB# 33496

Masterpieces of Glass: A World History from The Corning Museum of Glass (1980) pp. 138-139, pl. 61; BIB# 20953

Masterpieces of Germanic Glass, 15th-19th centuries (1979) p. 44, fig. 36; BIB# 21076

Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1974) (1974) illustrated, p. 65, #79; BIB# 28793

Treasures in Glass (1966) illustrated, pp. 37-37, 41, #57; BIB# 28036

Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass: A Guide to the Collections (1965) (1965) illustrated, p. 63, #75; BIB# 27582

Recent Important Acquisitions, 3 (1961) illustrated, pp. 142-143, #33; BIB# AI97739

Fine English and Continental Glass, Oriental and French Rugs and Carpets, Tapestries (Sotheby's Sale) (1960-12-09) lot #36; frontispiece; BIB# 7291

The Corning Glass Center (1959) illustrated, p. 16 (right); BIB# 99843

Sachsische geschnnittene Glaser des 18. Jahrhunderts (1959) Ms. pp. 21-22; BIB# 31157

Important collection of German glass of the 17th and 18th centuries, property of H. U. Kuester... (1936-02-25) #8, fig. 8; BIB# 9706