Clear glass, mould-blown and engraved. The sides are mould-blown with a diamond-pattern overall except for a narrow zone at the top which is engraved with a border of alternating cross-hatched ellipses and spotted diamonds with pairs of leaves below and pairs of spots above, and round the rim a wavy line. The base has a pronounced pontil mark.
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: 9.5 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio
Continental
Base
Diameter 4.8 cm
Rim
Diameter 7.2 cm
Bowl
Decoration
Accession number: C.370-1991
Primary reference Number: 28003
Packing number: GLA 154
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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