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Article
Some English Glasses with Diamond-Point Decoration: The 'Calligraphic Master'
05/1994 | 1094 | 136
Pages: 276-282
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Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Subjects
artists:
Calligraphic Master (W. Jolly?)
dates:
1700-1799
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England
subjects:
Glassware
subjects:
Diamond-point engraving / Cut glass
subjects:
Jacobite glasses
Illustrations
Attributed works:
14. Frontispiece from W. Brooks: A Delightful Recreation of the Industries [1717].
Attributed works:
15. Page from J. Seddon: The Penman's Paradise, Both Pleasant and Profitable [1695].
Western art unattributed:
1. Glass Pedestal Bowl. English, 1717. 21.6 cm. High, 24.1 cm. diam. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
11. Small Wine-Glass. English, Early Eighteenth Century. 15.6 cm. High. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
12. Glass Goblet. English, c.1726. 17.8 cm. High. (Private Collection; Formerly Sir J. S. Risley Collection).
Western art unattributed:
13. Detail of Fig.12. [Glass Goblet. English, c.1726. 17.8 cm. High. (Private Collection; Formerly Sir J. S. Risley Collection).]
Western art unattributed:
2. Glass Baluster Goblet. English, 1721. 32.4 cm. High. (Private Collection).
Western art unattributed:
3. Detail of Fig.2. [Glass Baluster Goblet. English, 1721. 32.4 cm. High. (Private Collection).]
Western art unattributed:
4. Wine-Glass with Inverted Baluster. English, Early Eighteenth Century. 16.5 cm. High. (Whereabouts Unknown, Formerly Kirkby Mason Collection).
Western art unattributed:
5. Wine-Glass with Round-Funnel Bowl and Inverted Baluster Stem. English, 1722. 20.3 cm. High. (Sold Christie's, London, 9th March 1964, lot 175).
Western art unattributed:
6. Wine-Glass. English, Early Eighteenth Century. 15.9 cm. High. (Whereabouts Unknown; Formerly Kirkby Mason Collection).
Western art unattributed:
7. Baluster Glass Goblet. English, Early Eighteenth Century. 27 cm. High. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Western art unattributed:
8. Glass Goblet. English, Early Eighteenth Century. 24.1 cm. High. (Christ Church, Oxford).
Western art unattributed:
9 and 10. Glass Bowl. English, 1732. 23 cm. diam. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Article
A Group of Enamelled Opaque-White Glasses
05/1990 | 1046 | 132
Pages: 328-335
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Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Subjects
artists:
Beilby family
artists:
Beilby, William
dates:
1700-1799
places:
England / Newcastle-upon-Tyne
subjects:
Glassware / Enamels
subjects:
Attributions / Documents
subjects:
Opaque white glass
Illustrations
Attributed works:
25. Flask, 'M.R. 1777' (App.no.3). Opaque-white glass, 7.6 cm. high. (Collection of the author). [attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
26. Reverse of Fig.25. [Flask, 'M.R. 1777' (App.no.3). Opaque-white glass, 7.6 cm. high. (Collection of the author). Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
28. Decanter (broken), enamelled in colours with the arms of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Sir Edward Blackett. Painted by William Beilby. 1762. Glass, 23.5 cm. high. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
29. Flask, painted by a member of the Beilby family. 1769. Glass with white enamel decoration, 22.9 cm high. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Attributed works:
30. Tumbler, painted by a member of the Beilby family. c. 1765. Glass with white enamel decoration, 10.1 cm. high. (Formerly Lazarus Collection, Bristol).
Attributed works:
31. Jug. Opaque-white glass painted in black and colours. 8.9 cm. high. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Attributed works:
32. Flask, 'ODM 1776' (?1774; app.no.1). (Dimensions and present whereabouts unknown). [Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
33. Flask, 'E.F. 1783' (App.no.13). Opaque-white glass, 7.6 cm. high. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). [attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
34. Reverse of Fig.33. [Flask, 'E.F. 1783' (App.no.13). Opaque-white glass, 7.6 cm. high. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London). Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
35. Flask, 'E. Seymour, 1780' (App.no.7). Opaque-white glass. (Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford). [Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
36. Reverse of Fig.35. [Flask, 'E. Seymour, 1780' (App.no.7). Opaque-white glass. (Cecil Higgins Museum, Bedford). Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
38. Flask, 'F.L. 1784' (App.no.14). Opaque-white glass, 7.3 cm. high. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). [Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Attributed works:
39. Reverse of Fig.38. [Flask, 'F.L. 1784' (App.no.14). Opaque-white glass, 7.3 cm. high. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). Attributed to Beilby workshop]
Western art unattributed:
27. Set of cruet bottles. Probably Newcastle-upon-Tyne, c. 1775. Enamelled opaque-white glass, mounted in brass, 27.3 cm. high. (Kunstindustrimuseum, Oslo).
Western art unattributed:
37. Flask, 'M. Davidson' (App.no.23). Opaque-white glass. (Dimensions and present whereabouts unknown).
Short Notice
Recent Museum Acquisitions: Acquisitions in the Department of Ceramics at the Victoria & Albert Museum (1968-70)
06/1971 | 819 | 113
Pages: 327-335
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Author:
Archer, Michael (Archer, Michael)
Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Author:
Mallet, J. V. G. (Mallet, J. V. G.; Mallet, John)
Subjects
artists:
Duvivier, Michel-Joseph
artists:
Simmen, Henri
dates:
1970-1979
dates:
1960-1969
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
England / London
subjects:
Ceramics / Acquisitions / Art museums
subjects:
Persian / Byzantine art / Chinese / French / German / Pottery / Porcelain
subjects:
Glassware / Islamic / Iranian
subjects:
Sassanian / Persian
subjects:
Ceramics / Delftware
subjects:
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
Illustrations
Attributed works:
48. Plate. Belgian (Tournay), 1763-71. Soft-Paste Porcelain, Painted in Crimson Enamel and Gilt. Marks, Crossed Swords and Three Crosses in Gilding, the Initials 'ID' Followed by Three Dots All in Crimson, and the Letter 'R' Incised; Diameter, 23 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.78-1969.)
Attributed works:
50. Plate. English (Derby), c.1760-70. Soft-Paste Porcelain, Painted in Enamel Colours and Gilt. Inscribed on the Rear-Wing of a Butterfly Are the Letters: 'Thos. Fl....'; Diameter, 21 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.10-1970.)
Attributed works:
57. Vase. French (Meudon), c.1900-10. Salt-Glazed Stoneware Painted in Black Enamel and Gilt. Mark, 'H. Simmen' in Black Enamel on Base; Height, 34.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.13-1970.)
Non-western art unattributed:
39. Beaker. Persian, Probably Tenth Century A. D. Clear, Colourless Glass with Trailed Decoration; Height, 11 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.21-1970.)
Non-western art unattributed:
40. Rhyton in the Form of a Boot. Persian, Probably Fifth-Sixth Century A. D. or Later. Greenish Glass Engraved on the Wheel; Height, 15.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.75-1969.)
Non-western art unattributed:
41. Ewer. Persian, Probably Twelfth-Thirteenth Century A. D. Yellowish Glass Blown in a Dimpled Mould, and with a Blue Thread round the Rim; Height, 21.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.27-1968.)
Non-western art unattributed:
42. Footed Bowl. Persian, Probably Fifth-Sixth Century A. D. Almost Colourless Glass (Much Weathered) with Vertical Mould-Blown Ribbing Pinched into a Mesh Design; Height 10.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.47-1969.)
Non-western art unattributed:
44. Bowl. Persian, Probably Fourth - fifth Century A. D. Greenish Glass with Decoration of Bosses Tooled from a Thick Spiral Thread; Height, 8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.26-1968.)
Non-western art unattributed:
46. Bowl. Persian (Nishapur), Ninth-Tenth Century A. D. Lead-Glazed Earthenware with Slip Decoration; Diameter, 13.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.92-1969.)
Non-western art unattributed:
49. Saucer. Chinese, Decorated in England, c.1760-65. Hard-Paste Porcelain Enamelled in Green and Black, Traces of Gilding on the Border. Inscribed on the Obelisk at the Front: 'Owen Rowe O'Neale'; Diameter, 12.1 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.21-1969.)
Western art unattributed:
43. Goblet and Cover. English, c.1690. Clear, Colourless Glass; Height with Cover, 38 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.55 & A-1969.)
Western art unattributed:
45. Ewer. English, c.1680-85, the Engraving Dutch. Colourless Glass, 'Crizzeled', Engraved on the Wheel; Height, 23.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.8919-69.)
Western art unattributed:
47. Dish. Byzantine, Probably Twelfth Century A. D. Lead-Glazed Earthenware with Design Scratched Through a White Slip ('sgraffiato'); Diameter, 20.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.20-1970.)
Western art unattributed:
51. Dish. English (London?) c.1660-70. Tin-glazed Earthenware Painted in Blue with a Figure Possibly Emblematic of 'Peace'; Diameter, 48.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.16-1970.)
Western art unattributed:
52. Dish. English (Brislington), c.1680. Tin-Glazed Earthenware Painted in Manganese-Purple, Blue and Yellow on a Duck-Egg Blue Ground; Diameter, 33 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.1-1969.)
Western art unattributed:
53. Plate. English (London), 1676. Tin-Glazed Earthenware Painted in Yellow, Blue, Purple and Green; Diameter, 21.9 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.86-1969.)
Western art unattributed:
54. Bowl. British ('A' Marked Class), c.1745-60. Porcelain, Enamelled with Fable Subjects. Unmarked; Diameter, 15.4 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.39-1970.)
Western art unattributed:
55. Bowl and Cover. English ('Girl-in-a-Swing' Factory), c.1749-54. Soft-Paste Porcelain, Painted in Enamels. Unmarked; Overall Height, 13 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.49 & A-1969.)
Western art unattributed:
56. Plate. German (Nymphenburg), c.1903-06. From a Fourteen Piece Fish Service, Porcelain Painted in Purple, Green and Gilt; Diameter, 24.2 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, C.18 to M-1970.)
Article
Glass in the Gambier-Parry Collection
03/1967 | 768 | 109
Pages: 162-166
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Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Subjects
collectors and dealers:
Parry, Thomas Gambier
dates:
1500-1699
museums and institutions:
Courtauld Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Bohemia / Venice
places:
Germany / Bavaria
subjects:
Collections, Private / Glassware / Glass
subjects:
Venetian glass
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
73. Standing dish. Clear colourless glass (cristallo) with enamelled and gilt decoration. Arms of a member of Fugger family, of Augsburg. Venetian, early sixteenth century. Diameter, 25.1 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
74. Covered Bowl. Clear colourless glass decorated with embedded canes (millefiori). Venetian, c.1500. Height with cover, 10.8 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
75. Goblet, with latticinio decoration. Probably Venetian; second half of sixteenth century. Height, 14 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
76. 'Goblet vase' of 'ice-glass' with applied latticinio threads and gilt prunts. Perhaps Netherlands 'façon de Venise'; late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. Height with cover, 27.3 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
77. Goblet of Clear Colourless Glass. Venetian, Second Half of Sixteenth Century. Height, 11.8 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
78. Beaker with enamelled and gilt decoration ('Reichsadlerhumpen'). Bohemian; dated 1590. Height (with cover, not illustrated), 41.2 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
79. Beaker with enamelled and gilt decoration ('Kurfürstenhumpen'). Probably Bohemian; dated 1656. Height, 25.4 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Western art unattributed:
80. Goblet with enamelled and gilt decoration. Probably Bavarian; dated 1600. Height, 14.3 cm. (Gambier-Parry Bequest, Courtauld Institute Galleries.)
Short Notice
Exhibition of Monochrome Porcelain
12/1948 | 549 | 90
Pages: 358
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Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Subjects
dates:
1940-1949
places:
China / England / London
subjects:
Exhibitions / Ceramics / Porcelain / Monochrome
subjects:
Chinese Art / Oriental Ceramic Society
Article
A Group of Near Eastern Glasses
09/1942 | 474 | 81
Pages: 212-218
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Author:
Charleston, R. J. (Charleston, R. J.; C., R. J.; Charleston, Robert; Charleston, Robert Jesse)
Subjects
dates:
0900-0999
museums and institutions:
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden
places:
Sweden / Persia / Egypt / Samarra
places:
Mesopotamia (historical region) / Iraq
subjects:
Glassware / Glass / Beakers / Islamic
subjects:
Fatimid
subjects:
Mesopotamian
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 1. Decoration of Crystal-Glass Beaker [Plate I, A, B].
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 2. Fragment of a Vessel Or Vessels Resembling the Stockholm Beaker [Plate I, A, B,]
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 3. Motif from a Fragmentary Dish Found at Samarra.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 4. Motif from a Turquoise-Coloured Bowl in the Treasury of St. Mark's, Venice.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 5. Detail from the Samarra Dish (Figure 3.)
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Fragmentary Crystal-Glass Beaker Found at Rayy Or Sara. Maximum Height about 8 cm. (National Museum, Stockholm). A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Another Fragment of the Same Beaker as Plate A. A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Bottle of Horn-Coloured Glass, Acquired in Persia. Height, 24 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Ewer of Horn-Coloured Glass, Acquired in Persia (Restored). Height, 16.8 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E-Another View of the Ewer Shown in Plate I, D, before Restoration. A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Aquamarine Glass Bowl, Acquired in Persia. Diameter, 19.5 cm. at Rim. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Fragment of Glass Bowl, Acquired in Egypt. Height, 11 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). A Group of near Eastern Glasses
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Fragment of the Glass Bowl Reproduced in Plate A. A Group of near Eastern Glasses