Glasshouse: Unidentified English glasshouse (Probably)
Dark amethyst glass, blown, with applied white threading, and tooled handle. The bulbous body has a kick underneath and a cylindrical neck with fine white threading round its top, and a thicker thread round the rim. The D-shaped handle has a kick at the lower end.
History note: Hamus Wolf, Droitwich; Howard Phillips, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, from whom purchased in 1993; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchlor, 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: 7.7 cm
Width: 9.1 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2015-04-27) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
17th Century, Late
William III and Mary II
William III (1750-1702)
Circa
1685
CE
-
1700
CE
During the late 17th century, and beginning of the 18th century mugs of this form were made in silver, red stoneware, brown salt-glazed stoneware, and clear and coloured glass. The were copied in China in blanc-de-chine porcelain, and these imports were in turn reproduced in opaque white glass.
Body
Decoratgion
amethyst and white, probably lead-glass Glass
Accession number: C.181-2015
Primary reference Number: 206919
Old object number: 95
Entry form number: 648
Old loan number: AAL.183-2006
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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