Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Britannia

Figure
1874 (design registered)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure, England (Manchester), made by John Derbyshire, Regent Road Flint Glass Works, 1874-1900, C.181-1983 .


Object details

Object type
TitleBritannia (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
pressed glass
Brief description
Figure, England (Manchester), made by John Derbyshire, Regent Road Flint Glass Works, 1874-1900, C.181-1983 .
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.0cm
  • Greatest width width: 11.5cm
not recorded
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Diamond registration for 11/1874 (Diamond registration mark)
Gallery label
Figure of Britannia.
Credit line
Gift of M. J Franklin
Bibliographic references
  • Thompson (1989;41)
  • Shown in the V&A exhibition 'Nineteenth Century Pressed Glass', 3 August - 11 September 1983
Other number
0832 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Accession number
C.181-1983

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
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