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Vase: C/G.8 & A-1932

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Lead glass. Tall bowled cup with flange at lower extremity of the bowl, on terraced, four-sided foot. The cover domed in the centre with a facetted pear-drop knopb on top. A band of cut pattern runs round the rim of the cover and the widest part of the body. The lower part is facetted vertically.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. (Frances) Dickson

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4.0 in
Height: 8 1/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1932-10-11) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1780

Components of the work

Body
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.8 & A-1932
Primary reference Number: 27082
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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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