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Goblet: C.378-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown (Uncertain)

Entities

Categories

Description

Clear yellowish-glass. Flaring bowl with applied frill at the bottom; stem with two knops, a 'flame' covered central section, a gadrooned knop over a collar, a small knop and a hollow baluster, and two pincered, ear-shaped handles attached to the ribbed and baluster knops; circular foot with folded edge, rising up a little in the centre.

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: 26.1 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Venice ⪼ Italy

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
19th Century
Circa 1650 CE - 1700 CE Circa 1800 CE - 1900 CE

Note

German or Italian, Venetian

Components of the work

Foot Diameter 11.0 cm
Bowl Diameter 13.5 cm
Decoration

Materials used in production

Yellow-green glass

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: circular with serrated edge

  • Text: 573
  • Method of creation: Inscribed in pencil
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.378-1991
Primary reference Number: 27995
Packing number: GLA 350
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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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