Phial
Category
Glass
Date
43 AD - 410 AD
Materials
Glass
Measurements
76 x 9 mm
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Peckover House, Cambridgeshire
NT 781514.1.9
Caption
Alexander, Lord Peckover was an avid collector and the Cabinet of Curiosities is testament to his many travels throughout Europe and North Africa. All of the Peckover’s were great travellers and many of their journeys are recorded in the diaries and watercolour albums we hold in our archive collection.
Summary
Roman silvered glass phial in cardboard box, with paper label inscribed in ink 'Bought for Mamma when at Bath 1813, KEP 1864'.
Provenance
Created by Alexander, Lord Peckover, in the mid 19th-century and passed down through the family. Loaned to the National Trust by the Antony Penrose Collection.