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Wine glass: C/G.102-1933

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Lead glass. Ogee bowl engraved with a band of festoons and the inscription 'Vivat Rex Prussia Freericus - III - : Rossbach, near Sützen Nov.5.1757'. Plain stem with double air twist corkscrew. Conical foot.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

The Rev. A.V. Valentine-Richards Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 2 7/8 in
Height: 6.0 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Production date: circa AD 1757

Components of the work

Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Vivat Rex Prussia Fredericus - III - : Rossbach, near Sützen Nov.5.1757
  • Location: On bowl
  • Method of creation: Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.102-1933
Primary reference Number: 25366
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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