Chippendale
Dish
1907-c.1930 (designed and made)
1907-c.1930 (designed and made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Round glass dish, lobed rim, 4 feet, diameter 29cm, height 8cm.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Chippendale (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | glass, press-moulded |
| Brief description | Glass dish 'Chipendale'. England or America. George Davidson and Co., Gateshead, or Jefferson Glass Co., 1907- c.1930. |
| Physical description | Round glass dish, lobed rim, 4 feet, diameter 29cm, height 8cm. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "CHIPPENDALE KRYS-TOL" (moulded) |
| Credit line | Richard Tinson |
| Object history | 'Chippendale' glass was launched in 1907 in America and registered as a trademark by the Jefferson Glass Co. in 1911. It was imported into Britain by Charles Pratt's National Glass Co. C. 1930 Pratt purchased the moulds from America and had the glass made in Britain by Davidson. The moulds were purchased outright by Davidson in 1933. |
| Bibliographic reference | Broadfield House (Roger Dodsworth): British Glass Between the Wars, 1987 pp36,73. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.40-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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