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Day's Patent Chimney Ornaments

Bottle and Stopper
ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Purple cut glass bottle and stopper, held in 'Day's Patent' metal mount.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Drinking
Object type
Bottle and stopper
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Stand
  • Flask
  • Stopper
TitleDay's Patent Chimney Ornaments (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Purple glass, cut, patent metal
Brief description
Bottle and stand, purple glass cut and held in 'Day's Patent' metal mount, England, about 1840
Physical description
Purple cut glass bottle and stopper, held in 'Day's Patent' metal mount.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.2cm
  • Diameter: 9cm
Style
Victorian
Gallery label
(18/06/2009)
Bottle and stand , purple glass, cut and held in a patent metal stand England, about 1840 M. E. Adams Bequest (Circ.388 to B-1950) Day was a manufacturer which had patented a method of making decorative items in moulded metal, such as vases, candlesticks or stands, in Gothic style. The Gothic style was championed by Pugin as the only truly Christian style and he illustrated a piece of Day's Patent ware in his 'True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture', published in 1841, as an example of the style applied to contemporary ornaments. The glass is also cut in a somewhat Gothic-like style. .
Credit line
Bequeathed by M. E. Adams
Object history
Day was a manufacturer which had patented a method of making decorative items in moulded metal, such as vases, candlesticks or stands, in Gothic style. The Gothic style was championed by Pugin as the only truly Christian style and he illustrated a piece of Day's Patent ware in his 'True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture', published in 1841, as an example of the style applied to contemporary ornaments. The glass is also cut in a somewhat Gothic-like style.
Bibliographic reference
Pugin, A. W. N. True Principles of Pointed or Christian Architecture. London : J. Weale, 1841.
Other number
9287 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.388 to B-1950

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O249597/days-patent-chimney-ornaments-bottle-and-stopper-unknown/
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