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Glassware Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
An Early-Mid 19th century large cup shaped goblet
WMLMT Classification:- Goblet/Glass
Description
"Date: Early-Mid 19th century.
Origin: Likely Stourbridge.
Style: A large cup shaped goblet heavily engraved and cut. Two cartouches cut with fluting. In one there is engraved a star with a ‘G’ in the centre. A crossed pick and shovel. Crossed keys. There is a series of circular printie cuts engraved. In the other cartouche there is an open bible with a square and compasses on top. An all-seeing eye. A sun with a face. A moon with a man and seven stars around. In between there are two cut splays with four sprigs of acacia flowing out. There is a band of a part payment tiles all around below the decoration. The bowl is 12.2cm in diameter. There is engraved the following which is half on one side below the cartouches with the other half on the other side. ‘May we meet upon a square’ and ‘ And part upon a level’.
Stem: Fairly short heavy stem with a double air twist.
Foot: Spread, plain and slightly domed. 12cm in diameter.
Pontil: Snapped."
Properties
"Glass: Clear lead.
Weight: 1852 grams.
Height: 20.8cm.
Condition: Very good. Very little wear. No damage or repairs. There are some small surface scratches to the foot."
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