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Tumbler (drinking glass): C.372-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Bubbly blue glass, mould-blown with facets which curve to the right at the top; slight kick with pontil mark underneath.

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: 10.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Note

Continental

Components of the work

Base Diameter 5.8 cm
Rim Diameter 8.3 cm

Materials used in production

Blue glass

Techniques used in production

Mould-blowing : Mould-blown glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.372-1991
Primary reference Number: 28005
Packing number: GLA 129B?
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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