Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Goblet

Unknown (Factory)

Goblet, lead glass, conical foot, plain stem with mixed twist, comprising an opaque ribbon spiralling with clear threads, thistle-shaped bowl, wheel-engraved below the lip with a band of leaves and flowerheads, containing traces of gilding, and with the diamond-engraved inscription 'Honour & Honesty / Sr Thos Stepney for Ever'.

This glass is engraved beneath the rim with the inscription 'Honour & Honesty / Sr Thos Stepney for Ever'. Sir Thomas Stepney, 5th baronet, married the heiress of the Vaughans of Llanelli in 1692 and the family became prominent in Carmarthenshire. The inscription probably refers to the unsuccessful attempt by Sir Thomas Stepney (1729-1772), 7th baronet, to win the Carmarthen constituency.

Collection Area

Art

Item Number

NMW A 51109

Creation/Production

Role: Production
Role: Factory
Place: United Kingdom
Period: 1760 ca

Acquisition

Purchase, 19/9/1994

Measurements

Height (cm): 19.5
diam (cm): 8.7
Height (in): 7
diam (in): 3

Techniques

Blown
Forming
Applied Art
Diamond engraved
Engraved
Decoration
Applied Art
Wheel-engraved
Engraved
Decoration
Applied Art
Opaque twist
Decoration
Applied Art

Material

Lead glass

Location

In conservation
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