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On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Sherry Glass

ca. 1935-ca. 1939 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Sherry glass, part of set with decanter and six glasses, wheel-engraved glass, designed by Edmund Barnaby Powell for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, London, about 1935-39


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, wheel-engraved
Brief description
Sherry glass, part of set with decanter and six glasses, wheel-engraved glass, designed by Edmund Barnaby Powell for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, London, about 1935-39
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.2cm
  • Diameter: 10.5cm
Style
Gallery label
Decanter and six sherry glasses , wheel-engraved Britain (Wealdstone, London), about 1935-39 designed by Edmund Barnaby Powell, for James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd (Circ.196 &A to G-1939) .(18/06/2009)
Object history
£1 11s 0d paid for CIRC.196 to G-1939, decanter with stopper and six sherry glasses.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Opie, Jennifer Hawkins and Marianne Hollis. Thirties : British art and design before the war / an exhibition organised by the Arts Council in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum. London : Arts Council, 1979. Catalogue number 4.133.
  • Hawkins, J. The Thirties. [Circulation leaflet]. 1975.
Other number
0436 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.196B-1939

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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