Glasshouse: Unidentified English glasshouse
Clear lead-glass jug engraved with barley ears, and fruiting vine in a cornucopia
Clear lead-glass blown with engraved decoration. The jug stands on a circular stepped foot rising into a short stem with an anulet. The urn-shaped body contracts into a short neck with a projecting lip and wavy rim. The applied strap handle has a cut depression for a humb rest on its top. On the front below the lip there is an engraved cornucopia containing seven stems of barley, flanked by sprays of fruiting vine.
History note: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchlor, St Andrew's Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest
Height: 23 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, Late
George III
Production date:
circa
AD 1780
: probably later, c. 1820-40
The decoration suggests that the jug was intended to be used for wine or ale
Foot
Diameter 10 cm
Dcoration
Accession number: C.155-2015
Primary reference Number: 206901
Old object number: 32
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.155-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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