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Oil lamp filler: C.8-1981

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Clear lead glass; depressed globular body with short cylindrical neck, loop handle, folded at the base, and curved, elongated spout.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Miss B. Spear in memory of Gordon Norton (d.1980).

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.2 cm
Width: 20.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981) by Spear, Bettine

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 - 1900

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.8-1981
Primary reference Number: 26691
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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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