Glassmaker: Unknown (Probably)
Footed beaker. Clear glass, cut and wheel-engraved. Facetted ogee bowl with plain, slightly domed foot. Decorated with two gentleman and a driver in an open carriage drawn by two horses. In the foreground there is a man standing with his hat in his hand beside the words 'bon voyage'. The scene has a rectangular frame composed of scrolls, strapwork, baskets and bouquets of flowers and foliage.
History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.
Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.
Height: 9.7 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
18th Century, Mid#
Circa
1740
CE
-
1755
CE
Glass
composed of
clear glass
Foot
Diameter 5.6 cm
Rim
Diameter 6.1 cm
Decoration
Blown : Clear glass, cut and wheel-engraved
Accession number: C.352-1991
Primary reference Number: 27813
Packing number: GLA 157
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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