Sugar Bowl
21/04/1888 (design registered), ca. 1888 (made)
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Object type
This Aesthetic style sugar bowl was designed by Greener & Co. in 1888. The elaborate pattern is more often paired with a bamboo shaped handle as basket.
Materials & Making
The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further.
People
Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs.
The firm of Henry Greener (-1882) at the Wear Flint Glass Works in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had run in partnership with James Angus since 1857 and registering designs under the name of Henry Greener & Co. since 1869.
This Aesthetic style sugar bowl was designed by Greener & Co. in 1888. The elaborate pattern is more often paired with a bamboo shaped handle as basket.
Materials & Making
The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further.
People
Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs.
The firm of Henry Greener (-1882) at the Wear Flint Glass Works in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had run in partnership with James Angus since 1857 and registering designs under the name of Henry Greener & Co. since 1869.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Press-moulded glass |
| Brief description | Sugar bowl, press-moulded glass, Aesthetic design, reg. no.98551, manufactured by Greener & Co., Sunderland, ca. 1888 |
| Physical description | Sugar bowl, of press-moulded clear glass footed standing sugar bowl with Aesthetic pattern decoration over the bowl and foot. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'Rd 98551' (Registered design mark for 21 April 1888. Impressed on foot.) |
| Credit line | Given by Tony Sacker, from the estate of the late Frances Sacker |
| Summary | Object type This Aesthetic style sugar bowl was designed by Greener & Co. in 1888. The elaborate pattern is more often paired with a bamboo shaped handle as basket. Materials & Making The technique of press-moulding glass with the aid of a hand-operated machine was first perfected in the United States of America in the early 1820s. It took only two people to shape a measured quantity of hot glass in a heated metal mould. By simply depressing a lever, a metal plunger was lowered into the glass, forcing it into the patterned mould. By the 1830s this method had spread to Europe and Britain, giving rise to stylistic changes and revolutionising the availability of glassware. The technique made the mid- to late 19th century the first period of true mass production. In the 1890s the introduction of steam-powered presses improved quality while cutting costs even further. People Greener & Co., in Sunderland, was a relatively small firm which often produced innovative patterns and designs. The firm of Henry Greener (-1882) at the Wear Flint Glass Works in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, had run in partnership with James Angus since 1857 and registering designs under the name of Henry Greener & Co. since 1869. |
| Bibliographic reference | Jenny Thompson, The Identification of English Pressed Glass, Thompson, 1989. pp 12-15 |
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| Accession number | C.39-2012 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2012 |
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