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Description: | Silver wine labels first appeared in the 1730s. These hung on chains around the necks of opaque glass wine bottles in order to identify their contents. Later they were also used on clear glass decanters. The enamelled lettering and designs on this decanter are close in style to these labels. The fruiting vine is a common motif on all decorated glass and was much used by glass engravers. Also painted on the neck of this piece is an image of a small butterfly. Although this does not appear of all of Beilby's work, the butterfly serves as a Beilby trademark. | License: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/about/copyright/ | Rights holder: | Tyne & Wear Museums | Subjects: | beyond the North East North East makers artists craft art designers made in the North East glass date period design | Source: | Tyne and Wear Imagine | Identifier: | http://www.imagine.org.uk/details/index.... | Go to resource |
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