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Bottle: GR.1-1914

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Current Location: Gallery 33

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Greenglass bottle with flared lip, neck with knop-like form where it meets the shoulder, globular body and high kick foot. Knop and area immediately below it are pinched.

Notes

History note: From Cyprus

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Sir Henry Bulwer KC MG, through Dr F.H.H. Guillemard.

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 9.2 cm
Height: 13.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1914-06-12) by Bulwer, Henry

Dating

Safavid (1501-1738)
Qajar (1779-1924)
Circa 1600 CE - 1800 CE

Materials used in production

Green glass

Techniques used in production

Blown : Blown glass

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Identification numbers

Accession number: GR.1-1914
Primary reference Number: 28017
Old number: M.1-1914

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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