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Sweetmeat glass: C.349-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Lead glass with ribbed double ogee bowl resting on collars, supported by a shoulder-knopped 'mercury-twist' stem (pair of corkscrews) with collars at its base; ribbed, domed and folded foot with a rough a pontil mark on the underside.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator, Donald H. Beves (1896-1961)

Legal notes

D.H. Beves Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 8.8 cm
Height: 16.4 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

18th Century, Mid
George II
Production date: circa AD 1750

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Foot Diameter 8.1 cm
Bowl

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.349-1961
Primary reference Number: 25466
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 18 November 2021 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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