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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Drinking Glass

1720-1735 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The combination of ruby and opal glass in this piece is most unusual. The stem type suggests a central German origin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Ruby and opal glass
Brief description
Drinking glass, Germany, 1720-1735
Physical description
The combination of ruby and opal glass in this piece is most unusual. The stem type suggests a central German origin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.0cm
conversion size only
Style
Gallery label
The combination of ruby and opal glass in this piece and the adjacent one is most unusual. The stem type suggests a central German origin.
Object history
Bought from the Bernal Collection.
Production
This attribution and date suggested by Olga Drahatova 1992
Other number
8879 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
1873-1855

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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