Not currently on display at the V&A

Roundel

1920-32 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glass roundel or red glass enclosing a square of gold leaf


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Glass, gold leaf
Brief description
Glass roundel, made by James Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd, England, 1920-32.
Physical description
Glass roundel or red glass enclosing a square of gold leaf
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 16.3cm
  • Depth: 0.6cm
Credit line
Given by John Wilson
Object history
This group of objects had been given by Thomas Cowell to his son Jack, who then passed then to John Wilson. Thomas Cowell (b. 12 June 1870) left school at 14 and went to work at Powell's as a glass painter (not designer). He retired in Easter 1932.
Bibliographic reference
Evans, W, Ross, C. and Warner, A: Whitefriars Glass, James Powell & Sons of London, Museum of London, 1995, p.108
Collection
Accession number
C.86-1992

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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