Quizzing glass
This glass has a gilt metal surround and the cord is made of hair giving it a rough texture. The hook at the end is for attaching to the wearer’s...
This glass has a gilt metal surround and the cord is made of hair giving it a rough texture. The hook at the end is for attaching to the wearer’s...
This fragment of window glass is from the Roman legionary bath-house. It is among the earliest examples of window glass known in Britain....
This fragment of window glass is from the Roman legionary bath-house. It is among the earliest examples of window glass known in Britain....
silver and glass salt celler with lion heads and feet....
A miniature glass with a small handle for drinking tea. Lettering on the base says ‘France 10’ height = 73mm x width = 75mm John Carter collection...
A miniature glass with a small handle for drinking tea. Lettering on the base says ‘France 11’ height = 73mm x width = 75mm John Carter collection...
Loetz specialised in the production of iridescent glass in the fashionable Art Nouveau style. Iridescence is found in ancient glass which has been buried in damp soil. The rainbow like...
Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) lived much of her life as a domestic servant in Devon. She joined the Wesleyans and received her first visions but later moved to London where her...
This is a neo-classical copy of the Portland Vase, an ancient Roman vessel made c.1-25CE. It may represent the classical myth of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis. Now held...
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