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Spirit Barrel

1600-50 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
France (made)
Nevers (made)

Spirit barrel, France Probably Nevers), 1600-50


Object details

Categories
Glass
Containers
Object type
Spirit barrel
Materials and techniques
Blue glass mottled with red, blue and white glass, applied moulded blue glass decoration
Brief description
Spirit barrel, France Probably Nevers), 1600-50
Dimensions
  • Maximum length: 14.0cm
conversion size only
Styles
Europe
FACON DE VENISE
Credit line
Alfred Williams Hearn Bequest
Bibliographic references
  • J. Brooks 'Glass', Wadsworth 1978
  • Sylvie Lhermite-King, Cent verres français, 1550-1750: trésors des collections privées. À la fac̜on de Venise, Paris 2008, pp. 83-91 for glass vessels of similar production attributed to Nevers.
Other number
8892 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.73-1931

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5679/spirit-barrel-unknown/
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