Sweetmeat glass: C.383-1961

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Glass

Description

Lead glass of fine quality. The double ogee bowl has an upper border of eight vertical loops with moulded raspberry prunts at their junctions with the rim. It is supported by a moulded eight-sided pedestal stem, with two collars below, and a domed and folded foot. There is a rough pontil mark in the centre of the underside.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

D.H. Beves Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.6 cm
Height: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-10-19) by Beves, Donald H.

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1740 CE - 1745 CE

Components of the work

Foot
Bowl
Prunts
Stem

Materials used in production

References and bibliographic entries

Glass at the Fitzwilliam Museum page(s): p. 88
Feast & Fast. The Art of Food in Europe 1500-1800 page(s): 93, 250
Bequests from Two Cambridge Collectors, The Reverend Alfred Valentine Valentine-Richards MA (1866-1933) and Donald H. Beves MA (1896-1961) page(s): pp. 49-55

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.383-1961
Primary reference Number: 25088
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 10 May 2022

Associated departments & institutions

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

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