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English lead glass sugar caster with cut decoration

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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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