vase
Object NameVase
Studio(decoration) probably
James Giles Workshop
Made FromLead Glass
Dateabout 1765
Place Madeprobably England, London
TechniqueBlown, gilded
SizeOverall H: 23.8 cm, Diam (base): 6.3 cm
Accession Number54.2.4 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Physical DescriptionVase. Transparent copper-green glass; blown and gilded. Body with rounded shoulder and straight walls tapering towards concave base with very rough pontil mark, short cylindrical neck with uneven rim. Gilded decoration depicting a young man playing a flute, surrounded by branches, leaves, flowers (roses and daisies) and ornamental motifs, below rim a broad saw-tooth and a plain ring, above base another plain ring, on the reverse sprays of flowers. Slight indentations on the reverse.Provenance
Former Collection
Cecil Davis
- 1954-06-16
