Glasshouse: Unknown
Colourless lead-glass, the narrow funnel bowl decorated with moulded wrythen fluting with flammiform upper edge, supported on a small wrythen knop and a basal knop rising from a domed and folded foot.
History note: Howard Phillips, London, from whom purchased in December 1989 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)
Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest through The Art Fund
Height: 14.2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
17th Century, Late#
18th Century, Early#
William III (1750-1702)
Anne
Circa
1690
CE
-
1710
CE
Glasses of this form are usually described as ale glasses, but in the 17th century they were also referred to as beer glasses, and might have been used for ale which was made with malt, yeast and water, or strong beer which also included hops.
Foot
Diameter 6.6 cm
Bowl
Accession number: C.177-2015
Primary reference Number: 206875
Old object number: 81
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.179-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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