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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Bowl

ca. 1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wine-glass cooler or finger-bowl, England (Bristol), made by Isaac Jacobs and probably gilded in his factory, 1796-1820


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Blue glass, gilt
Brief description
Wine-glass cooler or finger-bowl, England (Bristol), made by Isaac Jacobs and probably gilded in his factory, 1796-1820
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.8cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'I Jacobs Bristol' (gilt) (makers's mark)
Gallery label
Signed 'I Jacobs Bristol' in gold and decorated with a key pattern. There seem to be no black bottles with this seal. A globular bottle glass tankard excavated in Bedfordshire and now at the Fitzwilliam Museum seems similar enough to suggest a South Eastern bottle house for these mugs.
Credit line
Given by Mr. J. L. Brodie
Production
Made by Issac Jacobs and probably gilded in his factory, the Non-Such Flint Glass Manufactory, Bristol.
Bibliographic reference
R J Charleston, English Glass (1984) pl.44b. Another example illustrated Cleo Witt et all, Bristol Glass (1984) pl.24.
Other number
9165 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.49-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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