Gay Glass
Vase
1933 (made)
1933 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Vase, Britain (Stourbridge), designed by Thomas F Pitchford, for Thomas Webb & Sons (Dennis Glass Works), 1933
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | mould-blown |
| Brief description | Vase, Britain (Stourbridge), designed by Thomas F Pitchford, for Thomas Webb & Sons (Dennis Glass Works), 1933 |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Webb Made in England' acid-etched (Makers's mark) |
| Gallery label | The Gay Glass range was introduced in 1933. Like glass made by other, contemporary manufacturers such as Whitefriars, the smooth, fluid shapes relying on the qualities of the glass itself for effect, owe much to the prevailing taste for simple sculptural forms made popular by more innovative continental glassmakers. The Sunshine Amber colour contains a significant amount of uranium and was made from a recipe supplied by Webb's Swedish General Manager, Sven Fogelberg, formerly employed at Kosta glassworks, Småland, Sweden |
| Bibliographic reference | Broadfield House: British Glass Between the Wars |
| Other number | 9574 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.121-1992 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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