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Enameller:
Beilby family
Maker:
uncertain
(Probably)
Body shouldered and sloping outwards, enamelled in white with festoons, grapes, bee, hops, barley and a butterfly, inscribed 'BEER'. The stopper is spherical with tears.
History note: Unknown before testator
D.H. Beves Bequest
Diameter: 11.5 cm
Height: 26.8 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-10-19) by Beves, Donald H.
18th Century, Mid#
George II
Production date:
circa
AD 1765
Probably enamelled by William Beilby or perhaps by Mary Beilby
Decoration
composed of
enamel
( white)
Body
Accession number: C.509 & A-1961
Primary reference Number: 26912
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) "Decanter" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/26912 Accessed: 2024-12-11 05:17:29
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|title=Decanter
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-11 05:17:29|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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<div class="text-center"> <figure class="figure"> <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa29/C_509A_1961_1_201212_mfj22_mas.jpg" alt="Decanter" class="img-fluid" /> <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Decanter</figcaption> </figure> </div>
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