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Decanter

1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Savoy Glasshouse (manufacturer)
Ravenscroft, George (glass-maker)
Place of origin
London (made)
Netherlands (made)

Decanter, England (London), possibly by George Ravenscroft at the Savoy glasshouse, or Netherlands, ca. 1680

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Decanter
Materials and techniques
Glass with mould-blown pinched ribbing
Brief description
Decanter, England (London), possibly by George Ravenscroft at the Savoy glasshouse, or Netherlands, ca. 1680
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.7cm
Style
Britain
Gallery label
Containing 15-20% lead. Similar bottles have been attributed to Continental glasshouses, but the lead content makes this definitely English. Other coloured glass was made by Ravenscroft, for example the blue two-handled vase at Toledo Museum.
Bibliographic reference
R J Charleston, English Glass (1984) pl.25d R J Charleston, English Glass (1968) pl.22
Other number
9011 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.198-1956

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O3281/decanter-ravenscroft-george/
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