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Jug: C.12-1984

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Thomas G. Hawkes & Co.

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Description

Clear glass, cut and engraved. Waisted cylindrical body with lip at the front and alternately scalloped and serrated rim; loop handle with serrated facets down the back and sides and a cut across the top to serve as a thumb rest. The sides decorated with flowing sprays of flowers and leaves which spring from the centre of the base.

Legal notes

Given by Mr John Tillotson

Measurements and weight

Height: 15.8 cm

Place(s) associated

  • New York ⪼ USA

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1984-04-30) by Tillotson, John

Dating

20th Century, Early
Production date: circa AD 1910 : See notes on Hawkes provided by Jane Shadel Spillman, Curator of American Glass, Corning Museum of Glass, with letter of 7th June, 1984. In object file. She gives a twenty year or perhaps more period from 1903 for the Gravic mark.

Components of the work

Handle To Spout Width 20.0 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Clear glass

Techniques used in production

Cutting (glassworking) : Cut and engraved glass

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: surrounding a shamrock/trefoil

  • Text: GRAVIC GLASS HAWKES
  • Location: On base of handle
  • Method of creation: Etched
  • Type: Mark

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-1984
Primary reference Number: 27334
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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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