Claret Jug
ca. 1870 (decorated)
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Glass claret jug, with acid-etched decoration depicting the Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury, taken from John Flaxman's illustrations to Homer's Odyssey.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Acid-etched glass |
| Brief description | Claret jug, acid-etched glass, decorated with the 'Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury' by J. & J. Northwood & Co. after a design by Flaxman, England, ca. 1870. |
| Physical description | Glass claret jug, with acid-etched decoration depicting the Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury, taken from John Flaxman's illustrations to Homer's Odyssey. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Barbara Morris |
| Object history | This object was formerly in the collection of Barbara Morris, and was bequeathed by her to the Museum. Morris, who had worked in the V&A's Circulation Department, was a pioneer in the study of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts. She had a particular interest in ceramics and glass of the period, examples of which she collected avidly. |
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| Literary reference | Odyssey, Homer |
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| Other number | 9254 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.323-2009 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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