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Venetian glass vase & Punch ladle & Tea caddy
Unknown artist, 18th century
Venetian glass vase decorated with six blue seahorses, from the Nailsea Court Collection. Punch ladle, silver and ebony, early 18th century. Inlaid tortoiseshell tea caddy, 1750-1800. Part of a bequest to four museums by Alec Clifton-Taylor through the Art Fund in 1987. Currently missing from the collection.
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Title of artwork, date
Venetian glass vase & Punch ladle & Tea caddy, 18th century
Date supported
1987
Medium and material
Glass
Gifted by
Alec Clifton-Taylor
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