Goblet

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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

On view

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

GLASS

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.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on front: Main Plaza San Ano / nio Texas

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