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Drinking Glass

ca. 1720 (made)
Place of origin
Saxony (made)

Drinking glass, Germany, Saxony, 1715-1725, C.142-1911


Object details

Object type
Drinking glass
Materials and techniques
engraved
Brief description
Drinking glass, Germany, Saxony, 1715-1725, C.142-1911
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.0cm
conversion size only
Style
EUROPE
Gallery label
From a group of glasses made for use at the Saxon court and with engraved decoration of flies, from which their German name Mückenglasser is derived.
Credit line
Given by Frau Olga Julia Wegener
Other number
2041 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.142-1911

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2549/drinking-glass/
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