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Goblet

Description

Goblet of clear colourless wheel- and diamond-engraved glass decorated with horsemen and war trophies, probably made to commemorate the Quadruple Alliance of 1718: Bohemian, Riesengebirge, c. 1720

Museum reference

A.1979.404

Collection

Decorative and Applied Art

Object name

Goblet

Production information

Unknown
Riesengebirge, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Eastern Europe

Date

c. 1720

Materials

Glass

Physical description

Glass, clear colourless, wheel-engraved, details diamond-engraved, cut decoration

Associations

Quadruple Alliance of 1718

Exhibitions

  • Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites (23 Jun 2017 - 12 Nov 2017)
    National Museum of Scotland

  • Art of Living (08 Jul 2016)
    National Museum of Scotland

On display

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