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Wine glass: C.354-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Probably)

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Description

Clear glass, cut and engraved. Ogee bowl with facetted lower part facetted baluster stem with basal collar; circular foot. The bowl is decorated with two panels separated by narrow panels. One panel contains an inscription in German surrounded by a formal border; the other is cut with a shell and engraved with flowers, and scrollwork. The rim is encircled by a narrow border of triangles. The underside of the foot is cut with radiating ovals separated by straight cuts, and engraved on the top with a border of scallops.

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: 12.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Circa 1740 CE - 1750 CE

Note

Accessioned as Silesian or Bohemian but probably Silesian

Components of the work

Glass composed of clear glass
Rim Diameter 5.5 cm
Foot Diameter 6.0 cm
Bowl
Decoration

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.354-1991
Primary reference Number: 27836
Packing number: GLA 159
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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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