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Frigger

A three masted sailing ship made of clear, amber and turquoise blue and white glass. Climbing the rigging are four sailors. The ship is seen standing against a lighthouse and in front of the ship two smaller single masted ships. The three ships and the lighthouse are all set in a spun white glass sea mixed with clear cellophane. The whole is enclosed within an oval glass dome, which is raised on a wooden base.
Size: Height: 44 cm; Length: 41.4 cm.

Place: England

Object Type: ornament

Period: Victoria

Broad Date: Late Victorian

Actual Date: c. 1895

Century: 19th century

Museum Accession Number: 1986.27/G.