Ewer thumbnail 1
On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Ewer

1676-1677 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Probably by George Ravenscroft probably for Savoy glasshouse. An almost identical example in the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is marked with the raven's head seal. Wilfred Buckley Collection

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass with mould-blown ribbing
Brief description
Ewer, England (London), George Ravenscroft, probably at the Savoy glasshouse, 1676-1677
Physical description
Probably by George Ravenscroft probably for Savoy glasshouse. An almost identical example in the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is marked with the raven's head seal. Wilfred Buckley Collection
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.6cm
Style
Gallery label
An almost identical example in the Cecil Higgins Art Gallery is marked with the raven's head seal.
Credit line
Wilfred Buckley Collection
Bibliographic reference
W A Thorpe, English & Irish Glass (1929) pl.XV Charles Truman, English Glassware to 1900 (1984) pl.6
Other number
8981 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.528-1936

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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