Decanter
c.1840-1860
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This decanter and associated glasses (C.349-2018 and C.350-2019) are examples of typical Danish glassware from the mid-19th century, and were functional objects used in the home.
A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks.
A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, engraved |
| Brief description | Glass decanter with oak leaf and acorn engraved decoration, and stopper, Denmark, 1840-60 |
| Physical description | Glass decanter with three bands of glass around the neck, and engraved decoration of leaves and acorns around the body. A glass stopper in the shape of a flower sits in the neck. |
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| Credit line | Given by Robin Hildyard |
| Summary | This decanter and associated glasses (C.349-2018 and C.350-2019) are examples of typical Danish glassware from the mid-19th century, and were functional objects used in the home. A number of Danish glasshouses were established in the early to mid-19th century after supplies of glass from Norway were cut off. The first was Holmegaard, which used mostly local peat to fire the furnaces. Production was initially focused on dark glass bottles and utilitarian glass. However the introduction of German and Bohemian workers to the Holmegaard glassworks in 1835 prompted the manufacture of colourless tableglass and the use of engraving as a simle yet effective decorative technique, as seen here. The glass is unmarked, but the patterns of oak leaves and vine leaves are known to have been produced by the Holmegaard, Conradsminde (1834-1857) and Mylenberg (1852-1863) glassworks. |
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| Accession number | C.348:1, 2-2018 |
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| Record created | October 25, 2018 |
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