Goblet

Decorator: Attributed to William Beilby

c. 1770

Blown glass, enamel decoration

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A clear glass goblet is decorated with a pastoral scene and ornate white enamel scrollwork. The stem of the goblet features a twisted glass design. The Beilby family is credited with introducing to England the process of enameling clear glass. Mary and her brother William were the most skilled Beilby enamelers. Their decoration varied from motifs of arms and armor to architectural ruins and rural landscapes framed in rococo flourishes, as on this goblet. The goblet’s enameled decoration and air-twist stem display the light, fluid quality of the rococo style. Gallery Not on View Gift of funds from the Decorative Arts Council