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Cruet: C.375 & A-1991

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

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Description

Cruet with closed top. Clear pale greenish glass decorated with vertical lattimo threads. Ovoid with slender cylindrical neck, domed cover, ear-shaped handle and tubular spout with applied thread round its mouth, and low foot with pincered pattern. The body has a conical kick.

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: 16.6 cm
Width: 10.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Venice ⪼ The Veneto ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 - 1700

Note

Cruets of this form were for domestic and pharmaceutical use. The applied thread round the end of the spout permitted the tying on of a parchment or other cover.

There are several examples in the Museo at Arezzo.

Components of the work

Foot Diameter 6.0 cm
Body

Materials used in production

Green glass

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with serrated edge

  • Text: 3
  • Method of creation: Inscribed
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.375 & A-1991
Primary reference Number: 27991
Packing number: GLA 361

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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