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Wine glass: C/G.80-1933

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 26 (Lower Marlay)

Maker(s)

Glassworks: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Lead glass. Plain trumpet-shape. Bowl engraved with the Jacobite rose, smaller rose, and bud, and the word 'Fiat' with a star. A long, cigar-shaped bubble in the lower part of the stem. Plain foot.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

The Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 3 1/8 in
Height: 7 3/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1933) by Valentine-Richards, A. V., The Rev

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
George II
Production date: circa AD 1740

Components of the work

Bowl

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Fiat
  • Location: Bowl
  • Method of creation: Engraved

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.80-1933
Primary reference Number: 25149
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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