Glassmaker: Unknown
Lead glass. Ogee bowl with engraved vines and a turbaned figure-bust flanked by fronds of some palm-like plant. Traces of gilding on engraving. Plain stem with opaque twist (lace corkscrew core/double multi-fly spiral bands). Conical foot.
History note: Collection of J.C. Varty-Smith of Penrith
Given by the Misses Varty-Smith
Diameter: 2 7/8 in
Height: 6 1/4 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1931-10-23) by Varty-Smith, Misses
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Bowl
Accession number: C/G.59-1931
Primary reference Number: 25687
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Wine glass" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/25687 Accessed: 2024-12-18 22:20:04
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/25687
|title=Wine glass
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-18 22:20:04|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-25687
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...