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Mug: C.209-2015

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Current Location: In storage

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Glasshouse: Unknown

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Description

Transparent bubbly bluish-green glass, blown. 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.

Notes

History note: Howard Phillips, London, from whom purchased in March, 1985 by Sir Ivor Batchelor, CBE; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor, St Andrew's, Fife; Sir Ivor died on 24 April 2005; on loan since 2006 (Syndicate of 30 January)

Legal notes

Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 9.5 cm
Width: 9.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 CE - 1799 CE

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Components of the work

Rim Diameter 7 cm
Sides

Materials used in production

bluish-green Glass

Techniques used in production

Blown
Trailing

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.209-2015
Primary reference Number: 206869
Old object number: 44
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.211-2006

Audit data

Created: Tuesday 13 October 2015 Updated: Monday 29 April 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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