Skip to main content

Wine glass: C.78-1911

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

Clear glass Trumpet-shaped bowl on an unusually long and slender drawn stem. Plain foot.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs James Bedford

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 3 1/2 in
Height: 10 1/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911) by Bedford, James, Mrs

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1700 CE

Note

Earlier attributes: W.A.J. says Venetian 19th century (02/05/1932), B. Rackham says Netherlands, 17th century (20/11/1931), but see Val Richards Cat. C/G.168-1933 for details of a similar piece.

Components of the work

Bowl

Materials used in production

uncertain Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.78-1911
Primary reference Number: 27906
Old object number: C/G.7-1911

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wine glass" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27906 Accessed: 2024-04-25 06:23:54

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27906 |title=Wine glass |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 06:23:54|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-27906

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Wine glass

Wine glass

Accession Number: MAR.C.142-1912

An image of Wine glass

Wine glass

Accession Number: C.40-1975

An image of Wine jug

Wine jug

Accession Number: C.212-2015

An image of Wine glass

Wine glass

Accession Number: MAR.C.124-1912

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - glass worktop saver

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - glass worktop saver

£10.00

Featured image for the project: The Bee Border - Tea towel

The Bee Border - Tea towel

£10.00

Featured image for the project: The Bee Border - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle

The Bee Border - 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle

£20.00

Featured image for the project: Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - Apron

Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management - Apron

£10.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: The Wine Glass

The Wine Glass

Featured image for the project: The Meaning of Glass

The Meaning of Glass

Featured image for the project: Ceramics, glass and enamels

Ceramics, glass and enamels

Featured image for the project: Twenty-First Century Engraved Glass

Twenty-First Century Engraved Glass

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...

University of Cambridge Museums logo
Cambridge City Council logo
Arts Council England Logo
Research England logo