Burges Decanter, by William Burges

An image of Burges Decanter. Burges, William (British, 1827-1881). Mendelson, Josiah, Angell, George (mount makers). The partly obscured inscription on the neck reads: WILLIELMUS BURGES ME FIERI FECIT ANNO DI MDCCLXV EX HONS ECCL[ESI]AE CONSTANTINOPOLITANAE. Dark green blown glass body, mounted in silver with applied and engraved ornament, set with malachite panels, semi-precious stones, cloisonné enamels, coral cameos, Roman and Sassanian intaglios, Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins, and on the cover, a Chinese rock crystal Buddhist lion. The cast silver handle is in the form of a lion with an ivory head, and the spout is cast in the form of an antelope's head with a silver stopper attached by a chain. Height (overall) 27.3 cm, width (overall) 19 cm, diameter (foot) 10.7 cm, 1865-1866.

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Burges Decanter. Burges, William (British, 1827-1881). Mendelson, Josiah, Angell, George (mount makers). The partly obscured inscription on the neck reads: WILLIELMUS BURGES ME FIERI FECIT ANNO DI MDCCLXV EX HONS ECCL[ESI]AE CONSTANTINOPOLITANAE. Dark green blown glass body, mounted in silver with applied and engraved ornament, set with malachite panels, semi-precious stones, cloisonné enamels, coral cameos, Roman and Sassanian intaglios, Greek, Roman and Byzantine coins, and on the cover, a Chinese rock crystal Buddhist lion. The cast silver handle is in the form of a lion with an ivory head, and the spout is cast in the form of an antelope's head with a silver stopper attached by a chain. Height (overall) 27.3 cm, width (overall) 19 cm, diameter (foot) 10.7 cm, 1865-1866.

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Accession Number: M.16-1972
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Image height: 1080 pixels
Image width: 810 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 546.12kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 39/1
Captured: 2013:12:19 17:05:58

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19th Century animals antelopes British Burges coins coral crystal decanter drinking vessel eclectic enamel English Fitz_AA gemstones glass Gothic Revival intaglios ivory lions malachite opulent semi-precious Silver silverware vessel Victorian William Burges

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