Summary
Etched ruby glass decanter probably manufactured in Bohemia, circa 1880.
Physical Description
Short neck flaring to cylindrical body. Clear glass, etched with large vine leaves and grapes, and painted in ruby red. Stopper octagonal, with ruby red paint on top and side panels. Numerous chips around lip and stopper. Another stopper, larger, similarly decorated.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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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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Inscriptions
Painted on underside of stopper and decanter in red: G. Another stopper, larger, similarly decorated, painted on underside in black: 27.
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Classification
Royal exhibition building, International exhibitions, Exhibition heritage
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
75 mm (Width), 80 mm (Depth), 230 mm (Height)
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Maximum dimensions
230 mm (Height)
Measurement From Conservation. Circumference base: 242 mm Circumference rim: 94 mm
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Keywords
Decanters, Decorative Arts, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, Glassware, Royal Exhibition Building
