JUG
CH1979.595
"Old Georgian cut glass jug of fine quality." Very similar to an Irish jug of the early C19th illustrated in E.M. Elville; THE COLLECTORS DICTIONARY OF GLASS, 1961, p.114, pl.159, left. The top is cut in triangles and the pouring lip smooth. The neck is decorated with prismatic cutting and the body with plain, flat-topped diamonds. The lower section of the body is decorated with straight blazes. It has no separate base. Ann Roberts: A cut glass jug, the squat body cut with flutes around the base below a frieze of diamonds and the neck step cut below the serrated rim, applied faceted loop handle, probably Irish, 19th Century.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | CH1979.595 |
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| Accession Date: | 3 Jan 1980 |
Material
| Glass | lead-glass |
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| Glass/Glass |
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Measurement
| diameter | 82mm | base |
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| height | 165mm |
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