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Glasshouse: Unknown
Pale yellowish bubbly glass with opaque white threads, applied blue glass decoration and bird finial
History note: Howard Phillips, London, from whom purchased in March, 1984 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan from 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Height: 27.8 cm
Width: 17.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century
Circa
1700
CE
-
1799
CE
A càntir is a vessel for pouring water. The word derives from the Spanish cántaro, a ceramic jug. This form is one of several typical of Catalonian glass production. There are comparable examples in the Wallace Collection (see Documentation) the Metropolitan Museum of Art (inv. 83.7.112)
Vessel
Accession number: C.206-2015
Primary reference Number: 206863
Old object number: 38
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL. 208-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Càntir" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/206863 Accessed: 2024-11-14 16:32:16
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