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Vase: MAR.C.132 & A-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

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Description

Clear and opaque white glass. Bowl waisted near the rim, the lower part formed of a series of diminishing bulbs tapering towards the knop and funnel-shaped foot which is folded. The cover formed in a similar series of bulges, pagoda-wise, ending in a solid clear glass knob. Body and cover other wise covered with vertical bands of white, some formed of criss-crossed designs.

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 4 1/4 in
Height: 14 5/8 in

Place(s) associated

  • Venice ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1700 CE

Note

Venitian or German

Components of the work

Decoration composed of opaque white glass
Body

Materials used in production

Clear glass

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.C.132 & A-1912
Primary reference Number: 27973
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 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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