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Production:
La Granja de San Ildefonso glasshouse
(Perhaps)
Production:
Unidentified Iranian glasshouse
(Probably)
Dark green glass, blown, wheel-engraved, and partly gilt. The bottle stands on a circular base with a very slightly concave pontil mark in the centre. It has a globular body, contracting into a tall, slender neck with an irregular surface on the rim. Inside it has a 'screw' to take a metal sprinkler. Half-way down the neck there is an engraved wreath of paired leaves with remnants of gilding. On the body there are three engraved and gilt stylised roses flanked by leaves.
History note: Howard Phillips, Aylesbury, Bucks, from whom purchased in May 1992 by Sir Ivor Batchelor; Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor.
Given by Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor
Method of acquisition: Given (1999-01-18) by Batchelor, Ivor, Sir and Lady
18th Century, Late
Production date:
circa
AD 1770
On accession this bottle was attributed to the San Ildefonso glasshouse which was founded near the royal palace of La Granja by a Catalan glass maker, Ventura Sit, in 1728. The Queen, Isabel Farnese, was impressed by the window and mirror glass made there and built a glasshouse for him on the royal estate. However, it is possible that it could have been made in Iran rather than Spain.
Decoration
composed of
gilt
Glass
composed of
green glass
Foot
Diameter 6.8 cm
Goblet
Height 26.9 cm
Mould-blowing : Blown, wheel-engraved and partly gilt
Accession number: C.8-1999
Primary reference Number: 27932
Entry form number: 101
Old object number: 92
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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