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Goblet Engraved with Masonic Symbols. Colorless, blue lead glass; blown, cut, engraved. Cup-shaped bowl with sheared top rim, lightly overlaid with blue glass; engraved pattern of leaves and flowers above Masonic symbols of a scimitar, crescent and star, a double-headed eagle with a sword, a compass and square with the letter "G", and a circle surrounded by "KSHTWSST" within a square frame. The letters are evenly spaced and could start anywhere; engraved scrolls below Masonic symbols; applied stem with air trap, cut in vertical flutes, applied foot with engraved floral wreath underneath, ground and polished pontil mark in center.
Publications (3)
The Corning Museum of Glass: A Decade of Glass Collecting 1990-1999 (2000)
illustrated, p. 58, #95;
BIB# 65446