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Phoenix

Entreé Dish and Cover
ca. 1937 (made)
Artist/Maker
British Heat Resisting Glass Co. Ltd. (manufacturers)
McGrath, Raymond (designers)
Craig, Elizabeth (designers)
Place of origin
Birmingham (made)

'Phoenix' entrée dish and cover, heat-resistant press moulded glass, designed by Raymond McGrath and Elizabeth Craig for British Heat Resisting Glass Co., Birmingham, about 1937


Object details

Categories
Glass
Eating
Object type
Entreé dish and cover
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dish Body
  • Cover
TitlePhoenix (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Heat-resistant glass, press moulded
Brief description
'Phoenix' entrée dish and cover, heat-resistant press moulded glass, designed by Raymond McGrath and Elizabeth Craig for British Heat Resisting Glass Co., Birmingham, about 1937
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.2cm
Style
20TH GB
Gallery label
Entreé dish and cover , heat-resistent, press moulded Britain (Birmingham), about 1937 designed by Raymond McGrath and Elizabeth Craig for British Heat Resisting Glass Co. Gift of maker (Circ.163 &A-1937) A range of designs by the architect Raymond McGrath were selected from for manufacturing by home economist Elizabeth Craig .(18/06/2009)
Credit line
Given by the maker
Object history
A range of designs by the architect Raymond McGrath were selected from for manufacturing by home economist Elizabeth Craig.
Production
A range of designs by the architect Raymond McGrath were selected from for manufacturing by home economist Elizabeth Craig.
Bibliographic references
  • Pyrex: 60 years of design. Newcastle upon Tyne : Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, ca. 1983.
  • 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 4.140.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.163&A-1937

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249696/phoenix-entreé-dish-and-mcgrath-raymond/
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