1985.R.275, Sweetmeat Glass, England, c. 1740-1760

In the field of glass, England is best known for the introduction of lead glass. Lead oxide was first added to molten glass at the furnace of George Ravenscroft in 1674. Through experimentation, Ravenscroft and his workers perfected lead glass in the late 17th century, producing objects that were characteristically heavy in weight and had great brilliance. By the early 18th century, glasshouses throughout England were making lead glass. 

This sweetmeat glass is one of many in the Reves Collections. It is particularly noteworthy for its looped rim. Glasses having this type of applied decoration are rare. The rippled foot and the faceted stem are seen on numerous examples of fine English glass from the mid-18th century. 

Dallas Museum of Art, Decorative Arts Highlights from the Wendy and Emery Reves Collection (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 1995), 86.

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Until 1969: Cecil Davis Limited, London, England, December 18, 1969 [1] 

1969: Emery Reves (1904-1983), purchased from Cecil Davis Limited, London, England, December 18, 1969 [1] 

1969-1985: Emery Reves (1904-1983) and Wendy Reves (1916-2007) (owned jointly), La Pausa, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France [2] 

From 1985: Dallas Museum of Art, The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection, gift of Wendy Reves (1916-2007) [2]

[1] Based on an original invoice found in DMA object file (1985.R.275) from Cecil Davis Limited (December 18, 1969)

[2] According to: Olivier Meslay and Martha MacLeod, From Chanel to Reves (Dallas, Texas: Dallas Museum of Art, 2015), 4-5.

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