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Tumbler: C.104-1975

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Lead glass. Almost cylindrical form with thick base. Engraved with diamond point with the number 45 within a shield surrounded by a coronet, below the motto 'veritas triumpht' and the owners name 'John Wilkes Esq' and date '1769'. On the base is inscribed 'The Gift of W.J. toJ.W. on the 14th Feb being the 45th Day of the Year 1769'. Also a drawing of a 'boot' hanging from a gibbet and below the boot '1769 - John Bute'. V&A Cat.:1969 No. 248.

Notes

History note: Ivan Napier Collection

Legal notes

Given by Miss E.H. Bolitho, through the Friends of the Fitzwilliam

Measurements and weight

Height: 8.7 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1975-07-15) by Bolitho, E.H., Miss

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1700 - 1800

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: owner's name and date

  • Text: John Wilkes Esq 1769
  • Method of creation: Inscribed

Inscription present: within a shield surrounded by a coronet, below the motto and owner's name and date

  • Text: 45/Veritas triumphat
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Number
  • Text: The Gift of W.J. toJ.W. on the 14th Feb being the 45th Day of the Year 1769
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Text: 1769 - John Bute
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Inscribed

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.104-1975
Primary reference Number: 26253
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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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