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Well Spring
Well Spring

Well Spring

Object NameWater Carafe
Maker Stangate Glassworks
Maker Richard Redgrave
Maker J. F. Christy
Made FromLead Glass
Date1847
Place MadeEngland, Lambeth
TechniqueBlown, enameled, gilt
SizeOverall H: 16 cm; Rim Diam: 5.3 cm
Accession Number67.2.5
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewThe Jerome and Lucille Strauss Study Gallery
Physical DescriptionColorless lead glass; blown, enameled, gilt. Ovoid body, with cylindrical neck and flared rim; gilt rim, in a series of arcs; enameled yellow and white flowers and green leaves encircling the body, below the base of the neck; band of yellow and green pointed leaves around the body, with pinkish stems crisscrossing on the disk-shaped foot; polished pontil mark, with enameled inscription: monogram of intertwined "TS" in a circular frame, attached to and above a rectangular panel inscribed "R. REDGRAVE.A.R.A", with a pointed projection below, containing a small fleur-de-lis, monogram "CLS" below.
Provenance
Source Arthur Churchill (Glass) Ltd. - 1967-04-03