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Sweetmeat glass: C.383-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Lead glass of fine quality. The double ogee bowl has an upper border of eight vertical loops with moulded raspberry prunts at their junctions with the rim. It is supported by a moulded eight-sided pedestal stem, with two collars below, and a domed and folded foot. There is a rough pontil mark in the centre of the underside.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

D.H. Beves Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 11.6 cm
Height: 18.5 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-10-19) by Beves, Donald H.

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Circa 1740 CE - 1745 CE

Components of the work

Foot
Bowl
Prunts
Stem

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.383-1961
Primary reference Number: 25088
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 10 May 2022 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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