English lead glass sugar caster with cut decoration

An image of Glass/ Sugar Caster. Unknown Maker. Decorated with shallow cutting, flattened beaded knop on cut foot. Lead-glass, blown, with cut decoration, silver cap, height, whole, 15.0 cm, circa 1750. English.

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Glass/ Sugar Caster. Unknown Maker. Decorated with shallow cutting, flattened beaded knop on cut foot. Lead-glass, blown, with cut decoration, silver cap, height, whole, 15.0 cm, circa 1750. English.

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Accession Number: C.153-1975
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/39.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 624 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 107.08kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 39/1

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18th Century Date Department English Fitz_AA Georgian Material Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Silver Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd beaded clear condiments cut glass decoration food food and drink glass knop lead glass service ware serving piece sugar caster sugar shaker tableware

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