Jar and Cover
1935 (made)
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Jar and cover, part of a toilet set, mould-blown glass, designed by Keith Murray for Stevens & Williams Glassworks, Brierley Hill, 1935
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, mould-blown |
| Brief description | Jar and cover, part of a toilet set, mould-blown glass, designed by Keith Murray for Stevens & Williams Glassworks, Brierley Hill, 1935 |
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| Credit line | Given by the makers |
| Object history | Part of a toilet set. Shown in the exhibition 'British Art in Industry', Royal Academy, London, 1935. Keith Day Pearce Murray (1891-1981), a New Zealander trained as an architect. During the 1930s, when architectural commissions were scarce he made designs for Stevens & Williams glass (from 1932), Wedgwood ceramics (from 1932-3) and Mappin & Webb silver (from 1934). |
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| Other number | 0458 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | CIRC.193&A-1935 |
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| Record created | June 18, 2009 |
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