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Shell pattern

Butter Dish and Cover
1881 (design registered)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'Shell' butter dish and cover, 'Vitro-porcelain' pressed glass, made by W.H. Heppell & Co., Newcastle Flint Glass Works, Newcastle, design registered 1881

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Butter Dish
  • Cover
Titles
  • Shell pattern (manufacturer's title)
  • Vitro-porcelain (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Pressed glass, 'vitro-porcelain'
Brief description
'Shell' butter dish and cover, 'Vitro-porcelain' pressed glass, made by W.H. Heppell & Co., Newcastle Flint Glass Works, Newcastle, design registered 1881
Dimensions
  • Height: 11.6cm
  • Diameter: 14.2cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Diamond registration mark for 6/12/1881
Gallery label
(18/06/2009)
Butter dish and cover , pressed glass, 'vitro-porcleain' England (Newcastle), design registered 1881 made by W.H. Heppell & Co., Newcastle Flint Glass Works Gift of M.J. Franklin (C.196 and A-1983) .
Credit line
Gift of M. J Franklin
Other number
0898 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.196&A-1983

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Record createdJune 18, 2009
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