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Water glass: C.28-1975

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Lead glass. Spill vase (?). Lynn type, straight-sided with splayed foot, horizontal grooving, narrowly spaced below rim.

Notes

History note: Ivan Napier Collection

Legal notes

Given by Miss E.H. Bolitho, through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Height: 11.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975-07-15) by Bolitho, E.H., Miss

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1760 - 1770

Components of the work

Body
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.28-1975
Primary reference Number: 26227
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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