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Vase

1670-80 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Netherlands (made)
England (made)

Glass vase, baluster shape, blown in a ribbed mould, with applied foot. The rim and foot have silver-gilt mounts. The glass is crizzling.

Object details

Object type
Vase
Materials and techniques
mould-blown and mounted in silver-gilt
Glass
Mould-Blown
Brief description
Vase, mould-blown glass, crizzled, with silver-gilt mounts, Netherlands or possibly England, 1670-80
Physical description
Glass vase, baluster shape, blown in a ribbed mould, with applied foot. The rim and foot have silver-gilt mounts. The glass is crizzling.
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.7cm
conversion size only
Style
EUROPE
Credit line
Given by Mr Frank Green
Production
For a similar pair attributed to George Ravenscroft see Mallett and Sheppard & Cooper (1990) no. 8, where thy are said to be of lead-glass. Our vase was tested by X-ray fluoroscopy in 1993 and no trace of lead was found. (Sotheby's, London, 25 May 1993, nr. 14)
Bibliographic references
  • See object info file
  • Two almost identical 'vases' are in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicage, Gift of Neville and John Bryan, Reference Number 2016.439.1. H. 41.3 × 14.6 cm (16 1/4 × 5 3/4 in.) Attribution there: c. 1675–c. 1685 Northern Netherlands Mounts possibly English; thought to be part of a garniture, perhaps with ours. previously: Sotheby's, London, 25 May 1993, lot. 14
  • Lanmon, Dwight, The Golden Age of English Glass: 1650-1775, Woodbridge 2011, pp. 62-65, fig. 33, our vase discussed alongside the pair in Chicago and related pieces.
Other number
2203 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.120-1916

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
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