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Bohemia
Covered goblet (c. 1730)
glass (wheel-cut, gold)
(a-b) 25.3 × 9.1 cm diameter (overall)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1997
Photo: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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About this work
The zwischengoldglas technique employed to decorate this glass involved the etching of a design onto gold or silver leaf, which was then carefully sandwiched between two layers of glass, forming the walls of a goblet or beaker.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Bohemia
Accession Number
1998.247.a-b
Department
International Decorative Arts
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Physical description
The faceted funnel bowl decorated in gilding with a hunting scene and riders in a continuous woodland scene with buildings, between leaf and foliate scroll borders, faceted baluster stem and corrical foot, low faceted cover with spire finial.