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Flask: C.171-2015

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Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glasshouse: Unidentified English glasshouse

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Description

Lead-glass flask with mould-blown decoration on lower part and applied and tooled trailing on the shoulder

Clear lead-glass, mould-blown, with applied pincered trailing. The flask is of flattened oval form with a cylindrical neck and inward folded mouth. The lower part is decorated with mould-blown ribbing which has been pincered to form ten oval outlines with pairs of bows (?) at the top. The shoulder has three bands of trailing tooled to form a double chain.

Notes

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). Purchased from Howard Phillips, December 1987

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.6 cm
Width: 9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

17th Century, Late
18th Century, Early
William III (1650-1702)
Anne
Circa 1690 CE - 1720 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration
Lower Part

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.171-2015
Primary reference Number: 206913
Old object number: 70
Old loan number: AAL.173-2006

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 3 November 2015 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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