Claret Jug with Stopper

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Object Name:

Department

European

Maker(s)

Thomas Webb and Sons, Manufacturer

Fritsche, William ((Bohemian, 1853-1924)), Maker

Place Made:

England, Stourbridge

Date:

about 1880-1900

Color

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colorless

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Technique

hot-worked

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engraving

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  - engraving (ref)

Material

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glass

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Dimensions:

Overall H: 33.1 cm, W: 16.5 cm, D: 11.6 cm

Accession Number:

2012.2.4

Location:

Not on Display

Description

Claret Jug with Stopper. Colorless glass; blown, hot-worked, copper-wheel engraved. (a) Globular bottle with narrow cylindrical neck and pulled spout. Applied circular foot and curved handle. Exterior of vessel decorated with elaborate scene showing a stag being pursued by dogs amid foliage, which has several birds entwined in it. (b) Matching stopper with hollow globular top engraved with foliage and a bird.

Inscription

5 Engraved (b) on side of stopper shaft

Provenance

Simmonds, Ian, Source to 2012-05-07

Jones, Dorothy Lee, Former Collection to 2010

Publications (1)

Publications

British Glass 1800-1914 (1991) illustrated, p. 162; BIB# 34317

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