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Goblet of Zwischengoldglas, with a fox hunt and a hare hunt
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Goblet of Zwischengoldglas, with a fox hunt and a hare hunt

anonymous · c. 1720 - c. 1740 · goudfolie; grinding; glassblowing; glass

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Flat foot with turned-up edge, ground on the underside with ovals alternating with a double stripe. Double cuff, faceted baluster-shaped stem with a similarly faceted nodus between two slides. Funnel-shaped, rounded on the underside, many-sided faceted cup. Faceted lid with a knob composed of a faceted nodus and a cone. In the bottom of the cup a gilded medallion with lozenges surrounded by a border of palmettes. On the cup, under a band with festoons and foliage, a fox hunt with two hunters, a hare hunt with a hunter on horseback and a hunter on foot, and two riders and a lady on horseback, accompanied by a servant. The representation is closed at the top with a border of acanthus leaves. The medallion in the bottom is repeated in the lid.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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goblet
Credit lineBokaal van Zwischengoldglas, met een vossenjacht en een hazenjacht. c. 1720 - c. 1740. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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