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Gift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager, 1978.45.10.1.1  Photograph by Gavin Ashworth.  © 2014 The C…
Goblets
Gift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager, 1978.45.10.1.1 Photograph by Gavin Ashworth. © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Goblets

Date1870-1890
MediumBlown and cut colorless lead glass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diamenter of each goblet): 6 3/8 x 3 3/8in. (16.2 x 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGlassware
Credit LineGift of Margaret Brockway Ofslager
DescriptionPair of blown and cut colorless lead glass goblets. Each goblet has a 'U'-shaped bowl, a hexagonal panel-cut stem, and a round foot with a polished pontil mark on the bottom. The hexagonal sides of each stem are cut, and they extend up to form six flutes on the lower sides of the bowl. An elaborate, angular letter "B" is wheel engraved into the side of each goblet. There is a ring of light scratches and wear on the bottom edge of the foot of each goblet.

Pontil mark: A rough place on a blown glass object where the solid metal rod, or pontil, is cracked off the object after final shaping and decoration. Pontil marks can be polished to achieve a smooth surface.
Object number1978.45.10.1.1-.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    1978.45.10.2
    Brockway family
    1870-1890
    1955.1.1b
    First Congregational Church of Groton
    1730-1760
    1979.68.271.5
    Unknown
    1845-1870
    Chalice
    The Tolland Congregational Church
    1800-1820
    Wine Glass
    Captain John Avery Sr.
    1830-1840
    1938.24.17
    George Dodd
    1820-1840
    Bottle
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    Wine Glass
    George Frederick Lord
    1820-1840
    1938.24.15a,b
    George Dodd
    1815-1830
    Decanter with Stopper
    Lord family
    1815-1830
    Decanter with Stopper
    Ann Hempstead
    1780-1810
    Decanter with Stopper
    Unknown
    1830-1840