Harlequin
Vase
1964 (designed)
1964 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Vase, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of shaded vertical diamonds.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Harlequin (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wheel-cut glass |
| Brief description | Part of a range of glassware. Vase cut in a pattern of shaded vertical diamonds ('Harlequin'). Designed by David, Marquis of Queensberry, for Webb Corbett Ltd. of Stourbridge. English, 1964. |
| Physical description | Vase, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of shaded vertical diamonds. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'HARLEQUIN / A / Queensberry / DESIGN / BY / WEBB CORBETT / ENGLAND', acid-etched on base (Maker's mark) |
| Gallery label | |
| Credit line | Given by the Council of Industrial Design |
| Object history | Awarded the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design, 1964. Design Centre Award, 1964. |
| Bibliographic reference | Lily Crowther. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012.
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| Other number | 6351Q - Pattern number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.127-1965 |
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| Record created | February 10, 1999 |
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