Beaker: C.201-2015

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glasshouse: Unidentified

Entities

Beaker
bierglas

Categories

Glass

Description

Clear glass with tear shaped mouldings in eight staggered rows, and milled lower edge. Cylindrical with a concave 'kick' underneath.

Notes

History note: Purchased from Howard Phillips, August 1995 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January); accessioned after the death of Lady Batchelor

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 7.2 cm
Height: 14 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century, second half#
Circa 1650 CE - 1700 CE

Note

Glasses with projecting convex bosses, known in Germany as Warzengläser (wart glasses) , were made in central and southern Germany, the Netherlands and France, in both clear and coloured glass.

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Techniques used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Glas in het Amsterdams Historisch Museum en Museum Willet-Holthuysen page(s): 92

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.201-2015
Primary reference Number: 206937
Old object number: 103
Old loan number: AAL.203-2006
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 3 November 2015 Updated: Tuesday 18 September 2018

Associated departments & institutions

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

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