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

Decanter and Stopper

1887 (designed), ca. 1887 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Brilliant-cut' decanter and stopper; the ovoid form and tall ovoid stopper cut with spiral pillars alternately cut with hob-nail diamonds, above an escalloped foot with star-cut base.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Decanter
  • Stopper
Materials and techniques
Glass; blown, cut and polished
Brief description
Decanter and stopper, clear, clourless lead-glass, 'brilliant-cut', Stevens & Williams, Stourbridge (England), designed in 1887
Physical description
'Brilliant-cut' decanter and stopper; the ovoid form and tall ovoid stopper cut with spiral pillars alternately cut with hob-nail diamonds, above an escalloped foot with star-cut base.
Dimensions
  • Including stopper height: 36cm
Style
Object history
This piece was designed in 1887 and appears in Description Book 12. This, and the other related pieces listed, were all purchased at the Sotheby's sale of 'The Royal Brierley Collection of English Glass' (03/03/1998).
Production
The Stevens & Williams glasshouse is now Royal Brierley Crystal. This piece was designed in 1887 and appears in Description Book 12.
Associated objects
Bibliographic references
  • Lot no.236 in Sotheby's catalogue, 'The Royal Brierley Collection of English Glass', 3rd March 1998.
  • B. Morris, Victorian Table Glass and Ornaments, p.29, fig.11
  • H. Wakefield, 19th Century British Glass, pl. 17a
  • R.S. Williams, The Crystal Years, p.70, pl. XLV
  • Detailed catalogue of the exhibits of a loan exhibition of Stourbridge glass, Stourbridge, 1951 137
Other number
9227 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.121:1, 2-1998

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Record createdNovember 24, 2000
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