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Goblet: C.362-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown
Engraver: Unknown

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Description

Clear glass, the stem containing red threads, wheel-engraved. Funnel bowl with collar below; baluster stem containing eight red threads; circular foot, very slightly conical. The bowl is decorated with two baskets of flowers on pedestals, surrounded by foliated scrolls. At each side there is a tall plant with a flower resembling a chrysanthemum or double daisy. The foot is decorated with three floral sprays.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 16.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Circa 1745 CE - 1760 CE

Components of the work

Stem Threads composed of red glass
Rim Diameter 6.9 cm
Foot Diameter 8.9 cm
Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

Clear glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.362-1991
Primary reference Number: 27472
Packing number: GLA 144
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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