16th & 17th century glass

Small ribbed jug

Gourd- shaped body with a cylindrical neck and trefoil opening, so-called oinochoe shape, with a glass thread added to the rim. Around the smallest point of the neck a horizontal wavy glass thread. An S-shaped spout parts from the upper part of the body. On the other side a hollow high S-shaped handle with crests with a waffle pattern. The jug has a rudimentary stem consisting of a melon-shaped hollow knop between two mereses. A conical foot.
Except for the mereses every part of the jug is blown into a dip mould with twelve ribs.

Venice

Around 1700
Height: 19.7 cm, ø opening: 6.0 cm, ø foot: 7.3 cm
Acquired by Van Beek in July 26th, 1991
Published in: Anna, Kitty and Willem Laméris, The Van Beek collection, Passion for glass, Frides Laméris Art and Antiques, Amsterdam 2015, 22, p 74-75