Blue glass Persian spouted vessel

An image of Spouted Vessel. Unknown maker. Blue glass, twisted ribbed neck (reeding), two handles and two spouts, frilled collar. Height, whole, 16.8, cm, circa 1800-1900. Qajar (1779-1924). 19th-20th Century. Persian or European for the Persian market.

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Spouted Vessel. Unknown maker. Blue glass, twisted ribbed neck (reeding), two handles and two spouts, frilled collar. Height, whole, 16.8, cm, circa 1800-1900. Qajar (1779-1924). 19th-20th Century. Persian or European for the Persian market.

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Accession Number: C.178-1975
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 768 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 430.95kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1

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19th Century blue colour coloured Fitz_AA glass glassware handle handled lugged lugs neck Persian Qajar Dynasty ribbed ribbing spout spouted twist twisted two-handled vessel

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