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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Decanter Bottle

1676 - 1677 (made), c.1685 (decoration)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glass decanter bottle with engraved decoration. The engraving includes a coat of arms of Catherine of Braganza as borne after the death of Charles II, added about 1685. The handle bears an unidentifiable seal, probably on of theose used by George Ravenscroft.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, engraved
Brief description
Decanter bottle, George Ravenscroft, London, 1676-77
Physical description
Glass decanter bottle with engraved decoration. The engraving includes a coat of arms of Catherine of Braganza as borne after the death of Charles II, added about 1685. The handle bears an unidentifiable seal, probably on of theose used by George Ravenscroft.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23.6cm
Style
Gallery label
The engraving, including the arms of Catherine of Braganza as borne after the death of Charles II, added about 1685. The handle terminal bears an undefined seal, probably one of those used by George Ravenscroft.
Credit line
Formerly part of the Barry Richards collection.
Object history
Sold at Sotheby & Co. 28/05/1946, lot 131, ill frontispiece
Bibliographic reference
R J Charleston, English Glass (1968) pl.21
Other number
9017 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.165-1993

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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