On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

We don’t have an image of this object online yet.

More about images

V&A Images may have a photograph that we can’t show online, but it may be possible to supply one to you. Email us at vaimages@vam.ac.uk for guidance about fees and timescales, quoting the accession number: C.2-1974

Tumbler

ca. 1870 (made)
Artist/Maker
Petersdorfer Glashütte (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Tumbler, Germany, made by Fritz Heckert Petersdorf glassworks, 1870-1880

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Tumbler
Materials and techniques
Enamelled glass
Brief description
Tumbler, Germany, made by Fritz Heckert Petersdorf glassworks, 1870-1880
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.2cm
Style
19TH CONT
Marks and inscriptions
'FH 417/1 II' painted in white (Makers's mark)
Gallery label
decoration depicting Charles XII of Sweden; a copy of an early 18thC beaker, Museum Slaskie, Wroclaw (Breslau)
Bibliographic reference
Pazaurek,G F: Moderne Gläser, Leipzig, n.d.p28; von Saldern, Axel: Originals, Reproductions, Fakes (Annales du St. Congrés de lAssociation intyernationale pour l'histoire du verre, Liège, 1972, pp302-3; Spiegl, W:..p234; Rückert,R: Die Glassammlung des Bayerischen Nationalmuseums, Munich, Band I, 1982, p.207 No.207
Other number
0601 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.2-1974

About this object record

Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.

You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.

Suggest feedback

Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O4105/tumbler-petersdorfer-glashütte/
Download as: JSON