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Taperstick: C/G.5-1930

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Lead glass. Floriated pan, cut below. Flat, angle knop, above a facetted stem. Bulb cut. Domed foot, cut and with floriated edge.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. (Frances) Dickson

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 3.0 in
Height: 5 1/4 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1930-11-10) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1770 - 1780

Components of the work

Glass
Stem

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.5-1930
Primary reference Number: 26361
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 31 March 2015 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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