Wine Glass
1700-50 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Similar wine glasses are shown in use in paintings by the French painter Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) dated 1728 and 1760. Chardin specialised in still-life and genre paintings.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Glass |
| Brief description | Wine glass, France, 1700-1750 |
| Physical description | Wine glass, blown clear colourless glass with a brownish tint. Conical bowl with two rings around the base, hollow stem of 'Silesian' profile (with broad shoulder) but in section circular with four indents in the shoulder which are carried down the stem as slight vertical flutes. Folded foot. |
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| Gallery label | Similar wine glasses are shown in use in paintings by Chardin dated 1728 and 1760. |
| Object history | Bought in Paris, France |
| Summary | Similar wine glasses are shown in use in paintings by the French painter Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) dated 1728 and 1760. Chardin specialised in still-life and genre paintings. |
| Other number | 2137 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.98-1950 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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