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Cruet: C.216-2015

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glasshouse: Unidentified Spanish glasshouse

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Description

Bluish-green glass, blown, with moulded gadrooning round the lower part, a narrow curved spout, a cup-shaped mouth, and a ribbon handle which is wider at the lower end than at the top. There is a pontil mark in the centre of the concave base.

Notes

History note: Howard Phillips, London, from who purchased in October 1987; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 14 cm
Width: 11.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1800

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

pale bluish-green Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.216-2015
Primary reference Number: 206941
Old object number: 65
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.218-2006

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 3 November 2015 Updated: Wednesday 4 March 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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