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Diadem

Bowl
1964 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Webb Corbett Ltd (manufacturer)
Queensberry, David (designer)
Place of origin
Stourbridge

Bowl, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of vertical diamonds


Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Bowl
TitleDiadem
Materials and techniques
Wheel-cut glass
Glass
Cutting (Glassworking)
Brief description
Part of a range of glassware. Bowl cut in a pattern of polished vertical diamonds ('Diadem'). Designed by David, Marquis of Queensberry, for Webb Corbett Ltd. of Stourbridge. English, 1964.
Physical description
Bowl, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of vertical diamonds
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.125in (Note: Recorded on Circulation Department index card)
  • Diameter: 7.875in (Note: Recorded on Circulation Department index card)
Dimensions recorded on Circulation Department index card as: Diam.7 7/8" H. 4 1/8".
Style
20th GB
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.
Other number
6350Q - Pattern number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.127A-1965

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Record createdFebruary 10, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10279/diadem-bowl-queensberry-david/
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