- Object name(s):
- glass; obelisk
- Brief description:
- Clear glass obelisk on clear glass square base, wheel-engraved, and bonded to square white marble base.
- Collection:
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- Acquisition date:
- 2000-11-20
- Acquisition method:
- given
- Acquisition source:
- The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
- Content - concept:
- building
- Content - concept:
- Cambridge University Arms
- Content - concept:
- Cambridge (Cambs.)
- Credit line:
- Given by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
- Dimension:
- Height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 31.3
- Dimension:
- Square
- Dimension measured part:
- Base
- Dimension measurement unit:
- cm
- Dimension value:
- 10.5
- Inscription content:
- AMICIS
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- front
- Inscription type:
- inscription
- Inscription content:
- NONTIMENDVM
- Inscription method:
- engraved vertically
- Inscription position:
- right side
- Inscription type:
- inscription
- Inscription content:
- DEO ADIVVANTE
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- back
- Inscription type:
- inscription
- Inscription content:
- AVXILIANTIBVS
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- left side
- Inscription type:
- inscription
- Inscription content:
- 'MDCCCXLVIII' and 'MDCCCCXCVIII'
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- on top of the glass base
- Inscription type:
- inscription
- Inscription content:
- Orrefors Expo 329072
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- on glass base of obelisk
- Inscription type:
- mark
- Inscription content:
- David Peace
- Inscription method:
- engraved
- Inscription position:
- on front of obelisk
- Inscription type:
- mark
- Object component name:
- Obelisk
- Object component information:
- clear glass
- Object component name:
- Base
- Object component information:
- white marble
- Object component name:
- Decoration
- Object name:
- glass; obelisk
- Object number:
- C.22-2000
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1999
- Date - latest:
- 1999
- Date - period:
- 20th Century, Late
- Object production note:
- commissioned by the Friends of the Fitzwilliam to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1848.
- Object production person:
- Peace, David
- Person's association:
- designer
- Object production person:
- Orrefors
- Person's association:
- manufacturer
- Object production person:
- Leckie, Audrey
- Person's association:
- engraver
- Object production place:
- England
- Object production place:
- England
- Place status:
- country
- Other number:
- C.22-2000
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 27939
- Other number type:
- priref
- Other number:
- 144
- Other number type:
- entry form number
- Other number:
- https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/27939
- Other number type:
- uri
- Responsible department/section:
- Applied Arts
- Technique:
- wheel-engraving
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
- User's reference:
- David Peace, Creative and prolific glass engraver
- Reference details:
- 16
- Reference note:
- Ref. Obituary with photograph of David Peace at work engraving glass
- Reference type:
- reference
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bae59759-72dc-31f0-a61f-4a0eb2693ad9
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/bae59759-72dc-31f0-a61f-4a0eb2693ad9, Fitzwilliam Museum, CC 0
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