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Never mentioned in contemporary literature or included in glass bills, they appear to have been made as 'one-offs'. The proportions of this glass suggest that originally it had an elaborate cover, as do some other examples.<br><br><b>Time</b><br>The known custom of passing around a single large goblet of wine at the dining table might explain the existence of these example. No doubt there were lingering memories of the importance placed upon the host's silver-gilt cup in medieval times.<br><br><b>Materials & Making</b><br>Before the invention of lead glass in the 1670s, it would have been difficult to produce a goblet of this size that could survive being passed around a rowdy dining table. This piece displays all the decorative features that were possible with slow-cooling lead glass: mould-blown ribs pincered together, trailed glass threads pinched into a chain, and applied prunts (glass blobs). An innovation of the 1680s was the inclusion of coins in the hollow knops (swellings) of goblets, a practice which, applied to mugs and jugs, continued until the 1860s. The dates of these coins rarely seems to have any significance, although it is worth noting that the silver threepenny bit in the stem of this goblet was minted in 1685, the last year of Charles II's reign.","physicalDescription":"Foot: folded; Knop: ball & prunts; Bowl: round funnel","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Glass","id":"AAT10797"}],"techniques":[],"materialsAndTechniques":"Lead glass, with mould-blown, trailed and pincered decoration","categories":[{"text":"ELISE","id":"THES48961"},{"text":"British Galleries","id":"THES48985"},{"text":"Drinking","id":"THES48965"},{"text":"Glass","id":"THES48946"}],"styles":[{"text":"BRITAIN","id":"AAT111159"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"CER","id":"THES48594"},"images":["2006AV9281","2006AL6510","2017KB7820","2017KC2742"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"56D","id":"THES49242"},"free":"","case":"CA13","shelf":"","box":"19"}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Goblet","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"London","id":"x28980"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":"probably"}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1684-1700","earliest":"1684-01-01","latest":"1700-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by C. 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At the same time it was grand enough for the giant ceremonial goblets that were passed around a company of drinkers. The jelly and sweetmeat glasses, dwarf ale glasses and globular mugs for strong ale were typical of the wider range of table glass that was produced from the late 17th century. 'State Glasses & Covers' were listed in the Hampton Court inventory as late as 1736. Such grand goblets were sometimes used as chalices for communion.","date":{"text":"27/03/2003","earliest":"2003-03-27","latest":"2003-03-27"}}],"partNumbers":["C.139-1925"],"accessionNumberNum":"139","accessionNumberPrefix":"C","accessionYear":1925,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":["2019LR2464","2019LP1974","2019LV6634"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-01-12","recordCreationDate":"1997-12-13","availableToBook":false}}