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In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World

12/2020 | 1413 | 162

Pages: 1084-1087

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Reviewer:

Cooke, Edward S. (Cooke, Edward S.)

Subjects

subjects:

Glassmakers / Glassmakers / Glassware / Mirrors / Drinking glasses / Jewellery / Windows / Science / British art / British architecture / Decorative arts / Interiors

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In Sparkling Company: Reflections on Glass in the 18th-Century British World Edited by Christopher L. Maxwell. 304 pp. incl. 227 col. + b. & w. ills. (Corning Museum of Glass, 2020), £50. ISBN 978–0–87290–223–7. | :

Illustrations

Attributed works:

1. Designs for the walls of the drawing room at Northumberland House, London, by Robert Adam. 1770–73. Pen, pencil and coloured washes on laid paper, 52 by 101.6 cm. and 51.5 by 65.2 cm. (Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, SM Adam volume 39/5; exh. Corning Museum of Glass).

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2. Mirror in gilded wood frame, by William Mathie (carver), based on a design by Thomas Chippendale. c.1760, probably London (glass), and Scotland (frame). Mercury-tin amalgam mirror; carved, assembled and gilded wood. 174 by 105.5 by 12.5 cm. (Corning Museum of Glass).

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3. Group portrait, probably the Raikes family, by Gawen Hamilton. 1730–32. Oil on canvas, 66 by 91.8 cm. (Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Centre; Bridgeman Images).

Publication Received

Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants

03/2011 | 1296 | 153

Pages: 189-190

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Reviewer:

Davies, Glyn (Davies, Glyn)

Subjects

dates:

2010-2019

museums and institutions:

Corning Museum of Glass, New York, United States

print:

Glass

subjects:

Exhibition catalogues / Glass / Glassware / Cut glass / Drinking glasses / Hedwig glass / Techniques / Scientific analysis

subjects:

Early medieval / Late medieval / Medieval

Reviewed Items

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Medieval Glass for Popes, Princes, and Peasants | contributor: Gudenrath, William , contributor: Wedepohl, Karl Hans , author: Whitehouse, David

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Jacobite Drinking Glasses

09/1996 | 1122 | 138

Pages: 607

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Author:

Stuart, David R. M. (Stuart, David R. M.)

Subjects

subjects:

Jacobite glasses / Drinking glasses

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Evidence for the Authenticity of Portrait-Engraved Jacobite Drinking-Glasses

06/1996 | 1119 | 138

Pages: 396-397

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Reviewer:

Nicholson, Eirwen E. C. (Nicholson, Eirwen E. C.)

Subjects

dates:

1700-1799

places:

England

subjects:

Jacobite glasses / Drinking glasses

Illustrations

Attributed works:

63. Benn's Club of Aldermen, by J. Faber after Thomas Hudson. 1752. Mezzotint, 30.5 by 25.5 cm. (Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh).

Western art unattributed:

62. Wine Glass with Multi-Spiral, Air-Twist Stem and Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart. c. 1750. 15.2 cm. High (Drambuie Collection, Edinburgh).

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Two Hessian Goblets with the Arms of King Frederick I of Sweden

05/1987 | 1010 | 129

Pages: 309-313

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Author:

Dreier, Franz Adrian (Dreier, Franz Adrian)

Subjects

artists:

Gondelach, Franz

dates:

1700-1799

patrons:

Frederick I, King of Sweden, 1676-1751

places:

Germany / Sweden

subjects:

Glassware / Drinking glasses / Cut glass

Illustrations

Attributed works:

30. Two Goblets with Allegorical Representation of the Accession of Ulrika Eleonora to the Swedish Throne, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, 1719. (National Museum, Stockholm).

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31. Covered Goblet with the Arms of King Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1720. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).

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32. Reverse Side of Fig.31, with Cartouche Framing Portrait of Frederick I of Sweden. [Covered Goblet with the Arms of King Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1720. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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33. Goblet with the Arms of Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1720. (Rudolf von Strasser Collection, Pelham Manor, New York).

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34. Decanter with Arms of the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, c. 1715/16.

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35. Companion to Decanter in Fig.34. [Decanter with Arms of the Landgraves of Hesse-Kassel, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, c. 1715/16.]

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36. Detail of Fig.32, Showing Portrait of Frederick I of Sweden. [Covered Goblet with the Arms of King Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1720. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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37. Covered Goblet with High-Relief of the Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, c. 1710-15. (Formerly Hessisches Landesmuseum, Kassel, Lost in World War II).

Attributed works:

38. Detail of Fig.32, Showing a Putto. [Covered Goblet with the Arms of King Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1720. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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39. Detail of Goblet with Reversed Monogram of the Landgrave Carl of Hesse-Kassel, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, c. 1715. (Walter Gutwillinger Collection, Stuttgart).

Attributed works:

40. Detail of Goblet with Matrimonial Arms, by Franz Gondelach. Kassel, c. 1711. (Schloss Tambach, Ofr.).

Attributed works:

41. Covered Goblet with Hessian Arms and Inscription in Honour of Frederick I of Sweden, by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, 1730. (Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Kassel).

Attributed works:

42. Covered Goblet in Honour of King Frederick I of Sweden (?), by Johann Heinrich Gondelach II (?). Kassel, Probably 1730. (Kestner Museum, Hannover).

Short Notice

A Royal Saxon Goblet

05/1987 | 1010 | 129

Pages: 313-315

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Author:

Lanmon, Dwight P. (Lanmon, Dwight P.)

Subjects

artists:

Meyer, Johann Friedrich, glass engraver and enameler, ca. 1680-1752

dates:

1700-1749

places:

Germany / Saxony / Dresden

subjects:

Glassware / Drinking glasses / Cut glass

Illustrations

Attributed works:

43. Goblet with Enamelled Portrait of Elector Augustus the Strong of Saxony, Attributed to Georg Friedrich Dinglinger. On the Reverse a View of Schloss Pillnitz, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1723-26, Dresden. (Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden).

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44. Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).

Attributed works:

44a. X-Ray of Relief-Enamelled Coat of Arms on Goblet in Fig.44. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

Attributed works:

45. Reverse Side of Goblet in Fig.44, with Relief-Enamelled Garnet-Encrusted Monogram 'Far'. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

Attributed works:

45a. X-Ray of Relief-Enamelled Monogram on Goblet in Fig.45. [Goblet with Relief-Enamelled Coats of Arms of Saxony and Poland, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. c. 1720-30, Dresden. Height 18.5 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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46. Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).

Attributed works:

46a. X-Ray of the Relief-Enamelled Putto on the Wineglass in Fig.46. [ Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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46b. X-Ray of the Relief-Enamelled Tree on the Reverse of the Wineglass in Fig.46. [ Relief-Enamelled Wine Glass with Putto and (On Reverse) a Tree and a Chicken, Attributed to Johann Friedrich Meyer. Dresden, c. 1720-30. Height 14.1 cm. (The Corning Museum of Glass, New York).]

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Recent Museum Acquisitions: The Harvey Collection of Fine Glasses (Harvey's Wine Museum)

02/1969 | 791 | 111

Pages: 88-90

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Author:

Elphinstone, Nickola (Elphinstone, Nickola)

Subjects

dates:

1960-1969

museums and institutions:

Harvey's Wine Museum, Bristol, Great Britain

places:

England / Bristol

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

Drinking glasses / Glassware

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

37. Three 'Façon de Venise' Wine Glasses. Left to Right: Flemish, Second Half of the Seventeenth Century; Height, 26.1 cm. Netherlands, Second Half of the Sixteenth Century; Height, 14.6 cm. Netherlands, Second Half of the Seventeenth Century; Height, 20 cm. (Harvey's Wine Museum, Bristol.)

Western art unattributed:

38. Three Early English Balusters. Left to Right: 1700-10; Height, 15.6 cm. c.1710; Height, 19.1 cm. 1700-10; Height, 17.2 cm. (Harvey's Wine Museum, Bristol.)

Western art unattributed:

41. Pair of Newcastle Glasses with Dutch Engraving. Left to Right: c.1750; Height, 17.2 cm. c.1740-50; Height, 16.9 cm. (Harvey's Wine Museum, Bristol.)

Western art unattributed:

42. Cider and Perry Glasses. Left to Right: 1750-60; Height, 20 cm. 1750-60; Height, 18.7 cm. (Harvey's Wine Museum, Bristol.)

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Recent Museum Acquisitions: Drinking Glass (Norwich Castle Museum)

03/1968 | 780 | 110

Pages: 150+152

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Author:

Smith, Sheenah (Smith, Sheenah)

Subjects

dates:

1960-1969

museums and institutions:

Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Norwich, Great Britain

places:

England / Norwich

subjects:

Art museums / Acquisitions

subjects:

Glassware / Drinking glasses

Illustrations

Western art unattributed:

56. Drinking Glass. English, Mid-Eighteenth Century. Height, 15 cm. (Norwich Castle Museum.)

Article

An Unknown Hedwig Glass

09/1949 | 558 | 91

Pages: 244+247-249

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Author:

Erdmann, Kurt (Erdmann, Kurt)

Subjects

dates:

1100-1199

places:

Egypt / Germany

subjects:

Drinking glasses / Cut glass / Hedwig glass / Fatimid / Egyptian

subjects:

Animals / Iconography

subjects:

Glassware

Illustrations

Non-western art unattributed:

10. Another View of Fig. 7, Showing Eagle.

Non-western art unattributed:

11. Another View of Fig. 7, Showing Ornament at the Back.

Non-western art unattributed:

7. Hedwig Glass. Egyptian, Twelfth Century. Height, 141 mm. (Private Collection, Germany.)

Non-western art unattributed:

8. Hedwig Glass. Egyptian, Twelfth Century. Height, 130 mm. (Schlesisches Museum für Kunstgewerbe und Altertümer, Breslau.)

Non-western art unattributed:

9. Hedwig Glass. Egyptian, Twelfth Century. Height, 100 mm. (Cathedral Treasury, Minden.)

Article

Dutch Pottery and Glass

12/1942 | 477 | 81

Pages: 295-301

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Author:

Honey, W. B. (Honey, W. B.; Honey, William Bowyer; H., W. B.)

Subjects

artists:

Eenhoorn, Samuel van

artists:

Kocks, Adriaen

artists:

Visscher, Anna

artists:

Heemskerk, Willem Jacobsz van

artists:

Mooleyser, Willem van

artists:

Greenwood, Frans

artists:

Wolff, David I, 1732-1798

dates:

1650-1749

places:

Netherlands / Amsterdam / Delft

subjects:

Ceramics / Dutch / Pottery / Delftware

subjects:

Chinese export / Chinese / Influence

subjects:

Porcelain / Maiolica / Glassware / Glass / Drinking glasses / Goblets

subjects:

Diamond-point engraving

Illustrations

Attributed works:

Plate I. A-Milk Bowl, Painted in Blue. Dutch (Delft, Factory of Adrianus Koex), About 1690. Diameter, 48 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Dutch Pottery and Glass

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Plate I. B-Vase, Painted in Blue and Overglaze Colours. Dutch (Delft, Hoppesteyn Factory), Late Seventeenth Century. Height, 25.7 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Dutch Pottery and Glass

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Plate I. C-Plate, Painted in Blue. Dutch (Delft, "Rose Factory"), Late Seventeenth or Early Eighteenth Century. Diameter, 22.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate II. A-The Virtues (From a Larger Composition). Tile-Picture, Painted in Purple. Dutch, Dated 1640. Height, 266 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, van den Bergh Gift). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate II. Tile Pictures. B-Painted in Blue and Purple, C-Polychrome. Late Seventeenth or Early Eighteenth Century. Height, 114 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, van den Bergh Gift. Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. A-Goblet, Clear Glass. Dutch, First Half of Seventeenth Century. Height, 22.5 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, Wilfred Buckley Gift). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. B-Bottle, with Diamond-Point Engraving by Willem van Heemskerk. Dutch, Dated 1686. Height, 24 cm. (Cecil Higgins Collection). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. C-Goblet, Clear Glass. Dutch, First Half of Seventeenth Century. Height, 26 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, Wilfred Buckley Gift). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. D-Roemer, Green Glass with Diamond-Point Engraving by Anna Roemers Visscher. Dutch, Dated 1621. Height 17.8 cm. (Rijks Museum, Amsterdam). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. E-Roemer, Green Glass with Diamond-Point Engraving by Anna Roemers Visscher. Dutch, Dated 1642. Height, 24 cm. (Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg). Dutch Pottery and Glass

Western art unattributed:

Plate III. F-Wine-Glass (English), with Stipple-Engraving by David Wolff. Dutch, Dated 1795. Height, 15 cm. (Alexander Pirie Collection). Dutch Pottery and Glass

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