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Milk dish: C.12-2007

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassworks: Holmegaard Glassworks

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Description

Blue glass, blown, with slight kick, and folded rim. Circular with sloping sides, and in the middle of base, the pontil mark

Notes

History note: Purchased by the donor in Copenhagen in 1986

Legal notes

Given by Prof. Karen Spärck Jones

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14.9 cm
Height: 5.4 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Holmegaard ⪼ Zealand ⪼ Denmark

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2007-03-05) by Spärck Jones, Karen, Professor

Dating

19th Century, second half#
Circa 1850 CE - 1880 CE

Note

The dish was used for setting milk

Components of the work

Rim

Materials used in production

blue Glass

Techniques used in production

Blowing : Blue glass, blown, with slight kick, and folded rim

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-2007
Primary reference Number: 141819
Entry form number: 836
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 17 December 2012 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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