Venetian Glass Boat (Nef)
Date1850-1899
Object NameDecanter
Mediumglass
ClassificationsApplied Art
DimensionsOverall (Height x Depth): 375 × 155mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 255mm
Base (Diameter): 123mm
Handle to Spout (Width): 255mm
Base (Diameter): 123mm
AcquisitionJames Cromar Watt Bequest, 1941.
LocationOn Display - Gallery 06
Object numberABDMS023855
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This nef (from the old French word for ship) decanter looks too fragile to be used to pour wine.
Exhibitions
mid 19th Century
c. 1825