Wine glass: C.365-1991

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Probably)

Entities

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Glass

Description

Clear glass, the stem containing a red thread, wheel-engraved. Funnel bowl; stem with a wrythen knop above a plain section containing a single spiralling thread; plain circular foot slightly domed. The bowl is decorated with three delicate floral swags each with a bird perching on top, suspended from pairs of scrolls with a bullrush between each. Round the rim there is a wavy line.

Notes

History note: H.S. Reitlinger (d.1950); the Reitlinger Trust, Maidenhead, from which transferred in 1991.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950; transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991.

Measurements and weight

Height: 13.9 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1950) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

18th Century, Mid#
Circa 1740 - 1760

School or Style

Components of the work

Stem Thread composed of red glass
Rim Diameter 6.6 cm
Foot Diameter 7.5 cm
Bowl
Decoration

Materials used in production

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.365-1991
Primary reference Number: 27487
Packing number: GLA 156
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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