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

Vitro-porcelain

Spill Vase
1877 (design registered)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Spill vase, opaque turquoise press-moulded glass, England (Gateshead-on-Tyne), made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1877-1900


Object details

Object type
TitleVitro-porcelain (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
pressed glass, 'vitro-porcelain'
Brief description
Spill vase, opaque turquoise press-moulded glass, England (Gateshead-on-Tyne), made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1877-1900
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.2cm
  • Greatest width width: 6.1cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Diamond registration mark for 9/1877 (Diamond registration mark)
Credit line
Gift of M. J Franklin
Other number
7614 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.165-1983

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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