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Goblet

Goblet

Public Domain

Goblet
Maker
CultureBohemian
Titles
  • Goblet
Datec. 1860–1880
Place depictedSan Antonio, Texas, United States
Made inCzech Republic
MediumRuby-stained, nonlead glass
Dimensions5 1/4 × 3 in. diameter (13.3 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase funded by William J. Hill in honor of Lee Hage Jamail
Object numberB.95.3
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Texas Room
Exposé

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
DescriptionThe engraved image of San Antonio’s main plaza on this engraved goblet was adapted from a depiction by Texas German artist Hermann Lungkwitz. On a lithograph printed in Germany, this view was included as one of several San Antonio vignettes that surrounded a large central view of the city.
Provenance[The Stradlings, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1995.
Published References Karen Marrow, "Engraved 19th-Century Glassware: The Search for a Print Source," The Glass Club Bulletin of The National American Glass Club, no. 188 (Winter 2000-2001): pp. 4-7. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on front: Main Plaza San Ano / nio Texas

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Unknown Bohemian