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Object Name:

Claret Decanter with Stopper

Maker(s):

Workshop of the Beilby Family, Maker

Place Made:

England, Newcastle upon Tyne

Accession Number:

50.2.11

Dimensions:

Overall H: 26.3 cm, Diam (max): 11.3 cm

Location:

On Display

Date:

1765-1770

Primary Description:

Colorless lead glass; blown and enameled. Long body with straight sides spreading very slightly to short shoulder sloping into tapering neck with sheared mouth ground for stopper; smooth base; enamel decoration: obverse, in white and colors, Arms of Baker of Loventor, County Devon, with pale green and yellow cartouche above white grapes and vine; reverse, rococo label with "CLARET" and above grapes and vine; above label and on neck, a small hovering bee. Lozenge stopper with facet cut edge.