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Candlestick: C/G.12B-1938

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

As a pair with C/G.12A-1938. Cut lead glass. Vandyke nozzles with star-paws below, both with pendant pear-drops. The stem formed of a large hollow inverted baluster, knop with moulded and cut gadrooning and a drop-knop above. A domed foot cut square.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

C.E. Byas Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4 1/4 in
Height: 10 5/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Byas, Cecil E.

Dating

18th Century, Late
Circa 1780 CE - 1800 CE

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Techniques used in production

Blowing : Candlestick, cut glass
Cutting (glassworking)

Identification numbers

Accession number: C/G.12B-1938
Primary reference Number: 26413
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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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