Decanter
1680 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Decanter, England (London), possibly by George Ravenscroft at the Savoy glasshouse, or Netherlands, ca. 1680
Object details
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| Object type | |
| 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 |
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| Style | |
| 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 | |
| Accession number | C.198-1956 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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