Connoisseur

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Artist/Maker	Thomas Webb & Sons (manufacturers) Fogelberg, Sven (designers)
Place of origin	Stourbridge (made)

'Connoisseur' wine glass, designed by Sven Fogelberg for Webb & Sons, Stourbridge, 1956-57

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Categories	Glass Drinking Design Council Award Winner
Object type	Wine glass
Title	Connoisseur (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Glass
Brief description	'Connoisseur' wine glass, designed by Sven Fogelberg for Webb & Sons, Stourbridge, 1956-57
Dimensions	Height: 9cm
Style	20TH GB
Gallery label	(18/06/2009) Four wine glasses , Britain (Stourbridge), 1956-57 designed by Sven Fogelberg, for Webb & Sons Gift of Council of Industrial Design (Circ.430 &A to C-1963) Design Centre Award 1957 .
Credit line	Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history	Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award in 1957.
Production	Sven Fogelberg was 'general manager and director', his role as designer of this set is likely to have been in the form of suggestions to the factory designers and glassmakers.
Bibliographic reference	Angus-Butterworth, L. M. British table and ornamental glass.
Other number	0479 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.430-1963

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Record created	June 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249573/connoisseur-wine-glass-fogelberg-sven/

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