Stem
1676-1677 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Stem: lobed
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass |
| Brief description | Fragmentary stem, England (London), perhaps George Ravenscroft, at Savoy glasshouse, 1676-1677 |
| Physical description | Stem: lobed |
| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | applied seal (letter 'S') |
| Gallery label | with 'S' seal, probably for the Savoy glasshouse of George Ravenscroft. This piece contains 14% lead, and is almost identical to stems sealed with the raven head. Such wine and beer glasses are listed in the Duke of Bedford's accounts for 1676-7, for example ' new Flintt wine glasses mrd (marked)'. |
| Credit line | Given by Capt. W. M. Bunbury. |
| Bibliographic reference | D C Watts, 'How did George Ravenscroft discover lead crystal?', Glass Circle 2, 1975. |
| Other number | 8978 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.589-1925 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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