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- Title
French Glass in the British Museum Collection.
- Authors
Dawson, Aileen
- Abstract
French glass production from the Renaissance onward deserves more attention. In recent years, a series of archaeological studies and several articles have concentrated on domestic glass and bottles, as well as enameled glasses of the Renaissance with religious or dedicatory inscriptions. However, French glass in most museum collections has remained largely unpublished. This article presents an overview of French glass from the mid-16th to mid-19th centuries in The British Museum, a collection that was assembled mainly in the mid- to late 19th century. Attributions to glasshouses, or even to regions, remain problematic, and only a wide date range can be proposed for the production of many pieces. Among the glasses presented here are several for which the author seeks parallels for comparison and further discussion.
- Subjects
FRANCE; GLASS craft; GLASS art; FRENCH decorative arts; BRITISH Museum; ATTRIBUTION of art; DATING of art; HISTORY
- Publication
Journal of Glass Studies, 2011, Vol 53, p129
- ISSN
0075-4250
- Publication type
Article