Skip to main content

Thames Tunnel Flask: C.1217-1928

An image of Flask
View image details

Terms of use

The low-resolution images published on this Website are made available under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (CC BY-NC-ND). For more details: Fitzwilliam Terms of Use

This licence does not include any images of works that are still in copyright. Artistic copyright extends from the life of the artist to 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the artist died.

Download this image

For further information on use of images or to license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who can discuss terms and fees.

Alternative views

An image of Flask
Current Location: In storage

Titles

Thames Tunnel Flask

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Souvenir flask

Legal notes

Dr J. W. L. Glaisher Bequest

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.5 cm
Length: 8.5 cm
Width: 3.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1928) by Glaisher, J. W. L., Dr

Dating

18th Century, Mid
Production date: circa AD 1843

Materials used in production

Stoneware

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.1217-1928
Primary reference Number: 71574

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 25 March 2024

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 (2025) "Thames Tunnel Flask" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/71574 Accessed: 2025-12-10 22:58:57

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/71574 |title=Thames Tunnel Flask |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-10 22:58:57|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-71574

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/c_1217_1928_1_201105_mfj22_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Thames Tunnel Flask"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Thames Tunnel Flask</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>

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