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English wine glass and decanter, Lynn type

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An image of C.40-1975: Wine glass/drinking glass & decanter. Lynn type. Unknown glassworks, England. Wine Glass: Round funnel bowl, horizontal grooves, plain heavy stem and foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, height, whole, 15.0 cm, circa 1730-1800. 
C.48-1975: Glass/Decanter. Unknown glassmaker, England. Lynn type, mallet shape, horizontal grooves. Lead-glass, blown glass, with horizontal grooves, height, whole, 25.2 cm, circa 1700-1800.

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C.40-1975: Wine glass/drinking glass & decanter. Lynn type. Unknown glassworks, England. Wine Glass: Round funnel bowl, horizontal grooves, plain heavy stem and foot. Lead-glass, bowl blown, height, whole, 15.0 cm, circa 1730-1800. C.48-1975: Glass/Decanter. Unknown glassmaker, England. Lynn type, mallet shape, horizontal grooves. Lead-glass, blown glass, with horizontal grooves, height, whole, 25.2 cm, circa 1700-1800.

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  • Accession Number: C.40-1975; C.48-1975
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 792 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 313.77kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2012:12:21 15:35:42

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18th Century blown glass clear decanter drinking vessel English Fitz_AA Georgian glass glassware grooved grooves lead glass Lynn Type stem stemmed vessel wine glass wine vessel

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