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Beaker (drinking vessel): C.351-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Probably)
Engraver: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Clear glass, cut and wheel-engraved. Ogee bowl with four panels and facetted lower part; circular foot with facetted edge. Each panel has a border of scrolls, strapwork and other features. The panels on the front and back contain respectively the allianzwappen of two families and an elaborate monogram; the others contain allegorical female figures, one wearing armour and carrying a sword and a ? brazier, the other, probably Vanity holding a snake and a mirror. The foot is engraved with a border of triangles separated by dots.

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: 12.0 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

16th Century, Mid#
Circa 1530 CE - 1540 CE

Note

Accessioned as Silesian or Bohemian but probably Silesian

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Glass composed of clear glass
Foot Diameter 7.4 cm
Rim Diameter 8.2 cm
Decoration

Techniques used in production

Blown : Clear glass, cut and wheel-engraved

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.351-1991
Primary reference Number: 27811
Packing number: GLA 151
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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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