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Spanish glass mug with a spirally trailed thread

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An image of Continental glass. Mug. Unknown glasshouse, Spain, Granada. The foot is dimpled and has a central kick. The sides are lightly fluted on the lower part and have a spirally trailed thread applied to the upper part. The ribbon handle is wider at the top than at the lower end which has a kick pressed back to the handle. Transparent bubbly bluish-green glass, blown. Height, whole, 8.6 cm, width, whole, 10 cm, diameter, rim, 7 cm, circa 1700-1725. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund.

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Continental glass. Mug. Unknown glasshouse, Spain, Granada. The foot is dimpled and has a central kick. The sides are lightly fluted on the lower part and have a spirally trailed thread applied to the upper part. The ribbon handle is wider at the top than at the lower end which has a kick pressed back to the handle. Transparent bubbly bluish-green glass, blown. Height, whole, 8.6 cm, width, whole, 10 cm, diameter, rim, 7 cm, circa 1700-1725. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund.

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  • Accession Number: C.209-2015
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/32.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: GFX 50S
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 890 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 414.37kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 32/1
  • Captured: 2018:07:24 22:39:11

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18th Century _WF_ArtFund _WF_Batchelor blown glass blue continental glass drinking vessel European Fitz_AA glass glassware green handle handled mugs slipware Spanish spirally spirals trailed trailing trails vessel

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