Technical Description
A truly outstanding Victorian wine goblet dating to c1880.
Produced in Stourbridge, England, and featuring Lily’s, Lilypad’s, bullrush and fish. Stourbridge was home to the master engravers of the period, with fierce competition between dozens of glasshouses ensuring that engravers had ample opportunity to hone their skills. Many engravers moved between the houses or performed one-off examples, each a little different to the next, as we believe is the case here. The skill required to produce three-dimensional shading in an engraving is earned through being an apprentice from the earliest age, many of the most famous engravers being only about 15.
An exceptional glass, probably unique.
Date & Origin
England, c1880. Period of Victoria
Condition
Excellent, age-related wear as shown. No chips, cracks or restoration
Dimensions
Height: 19cm
Rim diameter: 8.8cm
Foot diameter: 7.6cm
Historical Context
Hand-blown around the time of the third Paris World's Fair, called an Exposition Universelle, the fair was held from the 1st of May through to the 10th of November 1878.
