Skip to main content

Decanter jug: C.561-1961

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Long neck with single ring on globular body, gadroon-moulded round base, with plain scrolled handle.

Notes

History note: Unknown before testator

Legal notes

D.H. Beves Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 14.6 cm
Height: 23.2 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1961-10-19) by Beves, Donald H.

Dating

17th Century, Late
Production date: circa AD 1680

Components of the work

Base
Body

Materials used in production

uncertain Lead-glass

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.561-1961
Primary reference Number: 26918
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Decanter jug" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/26918 Accessed: 2024-11-24 08:12:15

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/26918 |title=Decanter jug |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 08:12:15|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-26918

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...