Goblet, c. 1770, Attributed to William Beilby; Decorator: Attributed to Mary Beilby, British (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England), British (Newcastle-on-Tyne, England), 1740 - 1819, 6 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. ( x x cm), Blown glass, enamel decoration, England, 18th century, 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.

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