Specimen
c. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
During most of human civilisation, glass has been used in a decorative capacity both as an imitation of rarer and more valuable materials and as a material in its own right. Derived from common raw materials, its ability to be made transparent or opaque and in almost any colour and intensity has lent itself to such use.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Blue-green glass, formed as a sheet from the melt, then ground to shape |
| Brief description | Heart shaped, broken, in a bag, bluey green glass, India, c. 1850 |
| Physical description | Heart-shaped, slightly curved, deep blue-green, bright faces, ground edges, broken, partially and poorly repaired with glue. |
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| Object history | Formerly in The India Museum in London and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879. |
| Summary | During most of human civilisation, glass has been used in a decorative capacity both as an imitation of rarer and more valuable materials and as a material in its own right. Derived from common raw materials, its ability to be made transparent or opaque and in almost any colour and intensity has lent itself to such use. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 08599(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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