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Covered Goblet

German, Potsdam

1725–1735

Not on view

Gold ruby glass was perfected through alchemist and glassmaker Johann Kunckel’s experimentation under  the patronage of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, at the elector’s glassworks in Potsdam. Its name comes from the addition of colloidal gold to the glass before melting, a complex operation that required the skills of both alchemist and glassmaker. Displayed in a Kunstkammer, glass pieces served as signs of the alchemical knowledge required to produce them.

Covered Goblet, Transparent dark gold ruby glass (blown, cut), German, Potsdam — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Covered Goblet

Date: 1725–1735

Culture: German, Potsdam

Medium: Transparent dark gold ruby glass (blown, cut)

Dimensions: 10 9/16 in. (26.9 cm)
Diam. of rim: 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
Diam. of foot: 3 9/16 in. (9 cm)

Classification: Glass

Credit Line: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, Bequest of Jerome Strauss

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