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Cordial Glass

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Giles, James (gilder)
Place of origin
England (made)

Bowl: funnel

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Cordial glass
Materials and techniques
gilt and cut
Brief description
Cordial glass, England, probably gilded by the workshop of James Giles, 1760-80
Physical description
Bowl: funnel
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.5cm
  • Greatest width width: 5.4cm
Style
BRITAIN
Gallery label
Decorated with laurel festoons, wheel-like medallions and bucrania. Very similar to C.108-1914. It probably belonged to the Anti-Stuart drinking club - perhaps a re-formed version of the Calve's Head Club which flourished in the reigns of Anne and George I.
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs Margaret Alice Barlow
Other number
9181 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.151-1918

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O2702/cordial-glass-giles-james/
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