Goblet
Goblet with a round funnel bowl, a stem with a cushioned hollow knop and a folded conical foot with a pontil mark. It is wheel-engraved with a portrait bust within an oval rope border and a warship. The goblet is inscribed: 'CMR. JOHN FORSTER OF THE TERROR'. The item is broken in two. John Brooks dated the glass to the mid 19th century, the engraving may be later.
Object Details
| ID: | GGG0097 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Goblet |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Date made: | circa 1840-50 |
| People: | Forster, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Jacobs Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 275 x 210 mm |
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