Chalice with the coat of arms of Pilawa

The chalice was made circa 1730 in a glass factory near Lubaczów, known as Huta Kryształowa ('Crystal Glassworks'), established in 1717 by the hetman Adam Mikołaj Sieniawski. He was married to Elżbieta Lubomirska, daughter of Stanisław Herakliusz Lubomirski - the owner of the Łańcut castle in the years 1699-1702. In the Łańcut Polish glassware collection, products from these nearby glassworks are the majority. It was one of the oldest Polish glass factories that achieved a very high, European craft level in its products. It was headed by Franciszek Fremel, an outstanding Saxon specialist, brought to Poland in 1710 by Augustus II the Strong. The glassworks were active throughout the 18th century. It produced glass tableware and candlesticks. The above cup is made of thin glass. The cup has a round foot, a two-part unpolished baluster stem and a slightly conical bowl. On the bowl, there is a carved Baroque cartouche with the Potocki Pilawa coat of arms, topped with a noble crown and decorated with palm branches. Around the foot, there is a stylised laurel branch.