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Goblet

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Date: about 1500
Medium: Free- and mold-blown coblat-blue glass with gold leaf, enamel, and applied decoration
Culture: Italian
Department: Decorative Arts
Institution: Getty Museum

A gently ribbed, hollow foot with a folded rim, attached to the solid stem with three applied knops of crimped and twisted glass, elevates this goblet. A Latin inscription, *VIRTUS LAUDATA CRESCIT* (Virtue grows with praise), is scratched through gold leaf around the lip. These words may represent the owner's personal motto or simply a general sentiment. Similar inscriptions are found on only a few glasses from Murano.

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