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Rummer: C/G.189-1931

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Lead glass. A kind of deep-pointed ogee bowl with shallow vertical sides, engraved with a band of floral decoration, and moulded below with false gadroons. Collar over a short stem on a plain foot.

Notes

History note: Collection of J.C. Varty-Smith of Penrith

Legal notes

Given by the Misses Varty-Smith

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4 1/8 in
Height: 5 1/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1931-10-23) by Varty-Smith, Misses

Components of the work

Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.189-1931
Primary reference Number: 26123

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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