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Decanter
William Beilby
1760-1780
Category
Glass
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Beilby (Possible decorator)
Place of Origin
Newcastle Upon Tyne; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Museum Object Number
1975.0042 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Acquired by exchange
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Object Number
1975.0042 A, B
Object Name
Decanter
Category
Glass
Creator (Role)
William Beilby (Possible decorator)
Place of Origin
Newcastle Upon Tyne; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
Possible origin.
Date
1760-1780
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Side of bottle
Inscription: Enamel painted in white, "CLARET"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Glass (lead)
Techniques
- Blown
- Enameled
- Painted
- Facet cut
Dimensions (inches)
11.06 (H) x 4.37 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
28.1 (H) x 11.1 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Published: no. 84, p. 128Article: Hummel, Charles F. & Smith, James Morton. 1978 The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Antiques. 93 (6): 1282.
• Published: p. 1282Book: McConnell, Andy. 2004 The Decanter: An Illustrated History of Glass from 1650. 575.
• White enameled "magnum cylinder" decanter inscribed "CLARET" with closely related ornament: p. 134, pl. 191, made for Duke of Buccleuch, c. 1765