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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Dish

1876 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pressed glass dish, in the form of cupped hands, on electroplated metal stand.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dish
  • Stand
Materials and techniques
Pressed glass and electro-plated metal
Brief description
Dish, pressed glass in the form of cupped hands, by William (John) Ford, on electroplated metal stand, by William Padley, Sheffield, 1876.
Physical description
Pressed glass dish, in the form of cupped hands, on electroplated metal stand.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.5cm (Maximum Height.)
  • Length: 22cm
  • Width: 14.6cm (Maximum Width.)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PATENTED AUGUST 31 1875' (Marked on the dish.)
  • Diamond registration mark (Found on the dish, indicates dish was made by William Ford, trading under the name of John Ford, Holyrood Glass Works, Edinburgh, and registered 25 February 1876.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Barbara Morris
Object history
This object was formerly in the collection of Barbara Morris, and was bequeathed by her to the Museum. Morris, who had worked in the V&A's Circulation Department, was a pioneer in the study of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts. She had a particular interest in ceramics and glass of the period, examples of which she collected avidly.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Morris, Barbara. Victorian Table Glass & Ornaments. London : Barrie & Jenkins, 1978. 202 p., ill. ISBN 0214205517.
Other number
9477 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.335:1, 2-2009

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Record createdFebruary 1, 2011
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