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Ice bucket: C.18 & A & B-1985

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

Clear bucket with wheel-engraved decoration. Circular with sloping sides and two applied handles in the form of upward scrolls. At 4.5 cm up from the base there is a shelf with a circular aperture attached to the interior. The exterior is engraved with a band of disks below the shelf and above, running round the body below and level with the handles is a border of disks and dots. The vessel is accompanied by a plain disk of glass with a hole in the centre and a disk with a folded edge and a hole in the centre.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by C.P. Stockbridge

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14.3 cm
Height: 11.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1985-01-28) by Stockbridge, C. P.

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Note

English or Irish

Components of the work

Disks Diameter 7.6 cm
Body
Decoration
Handles

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.18 & A & B-1985
Primary reference Number: 27199
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

Citation for print

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