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Lamp: C.2-1981

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

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Description

Clear lead glass. The body of double ogee or drop-bottomed form with three spouts and everted rim; stem with a flattened ball knop and an annular knop, rising from a circular, slightly domed and stepped foot.

Notes

History note: Unknown before donor

Legal notes

Given by Miss B. Spear in memory of Gordon Norton (d.1980).

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.0 cm
Width: 13.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1981) by Spear, Bettine

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Circa 1740 - 1760

Components of the work

Body

Materials used in production

Lead-glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.2-1981
Primary reference Number: 26674
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 11 August 2016 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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