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

Bottle

1711 (made)
Place of origin

Bottle, opaque white glass, enamelled, France, Loire, dated 1711


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
enamelled
Brief description
Bottle, opaque white glass, enamelled, France, Loire, dated 1711
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 8.9cm
Style
Gallery label
Painted with a lion rampant, bird and scrolls on opaque white glass
Object history
Bought, £ 19.-
Production
dated 1711
Bibliographic reference
Cf. La Verrerie en France - James Barrelet (Paris 1953, pl. LVII & p.208) The Art of Glass in France - R. J. Charleston (Pt. I, Antiques Magazine, Feb. 1952, figs. 7 & 8 & 159) Porcelains de Verre en France - James Barrelet (Cahiers de la ceramique 36, 1964, p.266, fig. 15 b)
Other number
7629 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.23-1958

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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