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Bottle: C.118-1950

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Possibly)

Entities

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Description

Opaque white glass, blown, and painted in blue enamel. Spherical bottle with long neck and a bulb near the flaring mouth, standing on a low foot. Decorated with blue landscapes in the delftware manner

Notes

History note: Unknown before Mrs W.D. (Frances Louisa) Dickson

Legal notes

Given by Mrs W.D. Dickson

Measurements and weight

Height: 25.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Bristol ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950-09) by Dickson, W. D. (Frances Louisa), Mrs

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Circa 1755 CE - 1765 CE

School or Style

Rococo

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( blue)
Body

Materials used in production

presumed opacified with arsenic Opaque white glass

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.118-1950
Primary reference Number: 27092
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 15 October 2020 Last processed: Thursday 7 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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