When was "Goblet" created?

This artwork was created 17th century.

Is "Goblet" in the public domain?

Yes, Goblet is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Goblet

Q: What medium is "Goblet"?

Goblet is Colorless (yellowish), transparent turquoise blue, and opaque brick red, yellow, and white nonlead glass. Blown, trailed, pincered, "vetro a retorti"..

Unknown Artist

17th century

Medium

Colorless (yellowish), transparent turquoise blue, and opaque brick red, yellow, and white nonlead glass. Blown, trailed, pincered, "vetro a retorti".

Dimensions

H. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)

Classification

Glass

Culture

Façon de Venise, probably south Lowlands or Germany

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975

Accession Number

1975.1.1206

Tags

Serpents

Art Historical Context

This elegant 17th-century gob, from the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art exemplifies *façon de Venise*—glassware crafted "in the Venetian fashion" outside Venice, likely in the south Lowlands or Germany. Standing at 11 1/16 inches tall its form showcases the period's fascination with luxurious, colorful tableware inspired by Renaissance Venice's renowned Murano glassworks. The unknown artist's use of nonlead glass—colorless yet yellowish, with transparent turquoise blue and opaque brick red, yellow, and white—evokes the soda-based formulas that allowed for vibrant, li...

Goblet

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