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Glass, Room 131

Plate

1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate with cover, wheel cut glass with gilding, made by J & L Lobmeyr glassworks, Vienna, 1866


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Plate
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Glass, wheel-cut, with gilding
Brief description
Plate with cover, wheel cut glass with gilding, made by J & L Lobmeyr glassworks, Vienna, 1866
Dimensions
  • Height: 15.2cm
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Style
Gallery label
Plate with cover , wheel cut, with gilding Austria (Vienna), 1866 made by J & L Lobmeyr glassworks (621 &A-1869) This service is described in the Museum's printed registers of 1869 as having been 'bought as an example of cheapness of manufacture'. The cheapness was relative. The decoration is hand-done and this plate and cover cost £3/4/0. The service was included in the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, where Lobmeyr won a silver medal. .(18/06/2009)
Object history
This service is described in the Museum's printed registers of 1869 as having been 'bought as an example of cheapness of manufacture'. The cheapness was relative. The decoration is hand-done and this plate and cover cost £3/4/0. The service was included in the international exhibition, Paris, 1867, where Lobmeyr won a silver medal.
Bibliographic references
  • Chance, Henry. Paris Universal Exhibition 1867, Vol II Report. p.374.
  • Glass from Worlds Fairs. Corning.
  • List of the Objects obtained during the Paris exhibition of 1867. Science & art dept. London, 1868. pp.1-4, p.2, no.260.
Other number
0534 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
621&A-1869

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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