Bowl
c.1860
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Clear glass finger bowl, deep with almost straight sides. The upper edge is pinched in four places, giving a quatrefoil effect. Below this runs a horizontal convex band. Punt mark on base.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glass, blown |
| Brief description | Finger bowl, glass, designed by Philip Webb for William Morris, made by James Powell and Sons' Whitefriars Glassworks, London, England, about 1860 |
| Physical description | Clear glass finger bowl, deep with almost straight sides. The upper edge is pinched in four places, giving a quatrefoil effect. Below this runs a horizontal convex band. Punt mark on base. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss May Morris |
| Object history | Philip Webb was commissioned by William Morris to design a range of glassware for Morris' home at Kelmscott Manor, including this finger bowl. |
| Other number | 9218 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.79A-1939 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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