Goblet
Details
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- Dimensions
- H. 11 1/16 in. (28.1 cm)
- Department
- Robert Lehman Collection
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Animals Both · 99%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists serpents as the subject, and the stem visibly incorporates paired serpent-like forms among its ornament.
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Zoomorphism Both · 90%
Animal-like forms are integrated into the goblet's stem as decorative elements rather than appearing as independent figures.
Visual Qualities
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Transparent/Translucent Medium Visual · 99%
The bowl, foot, and substantial portions of the stem are transparent or translucent, with internal trails visible through the glass.
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Highly Ornamented Visual · 98%
The stem is densely embellished with applied colored forms, looping trails, curls, and intricate internal linear ornament.
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Symmetrical Visual · 96%
The bowl, foot, and stem are organized around a strong vertical axis, with broadly paired blue and dark forms flanking the center.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 97%
Curving serpent-like elements, loops, tendrils, and rounded bowl contours dominate the form of the goblet.
Medium and Techniques
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Glass and Ceramics Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the classification as Glass and specifies blown glass with trailed, pincered, and vetro a retorti techniques.
Time Periods
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17th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the goblet to the 17th century.
Materials
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Glass as Material Both · 99%
The object is visibly glass, and the catalog identifies colorless, turquoise-blue, brick-red, yellow, and white nonlead glass as its materials.
Tableware, Vessels, and Objects
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Glass Objects Metadata · 99%
The catalog identifies the object as a Goblet and classifies it as Glass.
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Vessel Metadata · 99%
A goblet is a drinking vessel, consistent with the catalog title and classification.
Source & rights
Unknown artist. Goblet. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.