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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Claret Jug

ca. 1870 (decorated)
Artist/Maker
Northwood, J. & J. (decorator)
Flaxman, John (R.A.) (designer)
Place of origin
England (decorated)

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

Category
Glass
Object type
Claret jug
Materials and techniques
Acid-etched glass
Glass
Acid-Etched
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 32.2cm
  • Width: 12.5cm
  • Depth: 11.1cm
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.
Subjects depicted
Jupiter
Minerva
Mercury
Council of Jupiter, Minerva and Mercury
Literary referenceOdyssey, Homer
Bibliographic references
  • Morris, Barbara. Flaxman's illustrations to Homer as a design source for glass decoration in the 1870s. The Burlington Magazine. 1987, vol. 129, no. 1010. 319 p., ill.
  • Hajdamach, Charles R. British Glass : 1800-1914. Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club Ltd, 1999. 466 p. ISBN 1851491414.
  • Newby, Martine S. From Palace to Parlour : a celebration of 19th century British glass. London : Glass Circle, 2003. 52 p., ill. Catalogue of the exhibition held Wallace Collection, August - October 2003. ISBN 0953070303.
Other number
9254 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.323-2009

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
Record URL
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