Summary
Etched glass and silver plate mounted ewer, manufactured in England, circa 1880.
This elegantly shaped glass ewer would most likely have held wine and would have been placed either on the dining table or a nearby sideboard during a meal. The bulbous blown glass body is acid-etched, giving a frosted background to the fine, delicate tendrils that spread upwards from the ewer's base. The spout, handle and neck are mounted in foliate engraved silver plate, that fans out across the body in a pierced collar.
Physical Description
Moulded bulbous glass ewer with electro plate neck, handle and lid. Etched and frosted glass body with all over fine tendril vine pattern in low-relief. Base crimplene effect. Silver plate neck engraved with hanging leaves and flowers above pierced collar. Scallop shell finial on lid. No markings.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Acquisition Information
Cultural Gifts Donation from Dr Will Twycross, 23 Jan 2009
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Acknowledgement
Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
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Place & Date Made
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Place & Date Exhibited
Royal Exhibition Building (REB), Nicholson Street, Carlton, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1880-1881
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Collector
Mr John Twycross, Elsternwick, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1881
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
160 mm (Width), 280 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Decanters, Decorative Arts, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Glassware, Royal Exhibition Building
