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Goblet
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About this work
Ancient glass beguiled artists and connoisseurs with its rich colors and irregularities--signs of hand workmanship that distinguished these vessels from factory-made glass. For John Gellatly, such imperfections likely added to their value; these were favorites within his vast collection, objects that he allegedly "sat fingering late into the night," according to a reporter at the time of their donation to the Smithsonian Institution.
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Credit lineGoblet. 1st century AD. Unidentified (Roman Empire). Smithsonian American Art Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly. CC0.
