Cordial Glass
1764 (dated)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Foot: domed; Stem: opaque-twist; Bowl: round funnel
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled glass |
| Brief description | Cordial glass, England (Newcastle-upon-Tyne), probably painted by a member of the Beilby family, 1764 |
| Physical description | Foot: domed; Stem: opaque-twist; Bowl: round funnel |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed 'HC 1764' (enamelled) |
| Gallery label | Inscribed 'HC 1764' and decorated with grapes and vines. The Duke of Atholl purchased in 1764 'Eggend enamd wines painted Grape border & Gilt Rims at 14/- (per doz)', equivalent to one shilling and twopence per glass. |
| Credit line | Wilfred Buckley Collection |
| Production | Probably painted by a member of the Beilby family. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | The ingenious Beilbys - James Rush, 1973 The decorated glasses of William and Mary Beilby 1761-78 - Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, 1980, p.12, no.49 |
| Other number | 9201 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.621-1936 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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