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Taperstick: C/G.11-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Scalloped, cut glass nozzle. Moulded column stem with flutes. Square base, with dome, knop and collar above.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 2 1/4 in
Height: 7.0 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1790

Components of the work

Nozzle
Stem

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.11-1938
Primary reference Number: 26410
Stable URI

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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