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Tumbler (drinking glass): C.371-1991

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Glassmaker: Unknown (Possibly)

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Description

Clear, very bubbly greenish glass. Bell-shaped bowl on domed foot with rough pontil mark.

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: 9.6 cm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

17th Century#
Circa 1600 CE - 1699 CE

Note

Continental, possibly from Spain or Tuscany

Components of the work

Foot Diameter 5.4 cm
Rim Diameter 8.8 cm
Bowl

Materials used in production

Green glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.371-1991
Primary reference Number: 28004
Packing number: GLA 356
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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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