Vitro-porcelain
Jug
1877 (made)
1877 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Marbled white and purple 'slag' glass jug
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | Vitro-porcelain (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | press moulded |
| Brief description | Jug, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, 1877-1900, C.267-1987 . |
| Physical description | Marbled white and purple 'slag' glass jug |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Diamond registration mark for 17/12/1877 (Diamond registration mark) |
| Gallery label | The design was registered in 1877. Sowerby's named their opaque glass 'Vitro-porcelain'. It was made in a number of colours including marbled or mixed colours, as here. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Michael Franklin |
| Production | Sowerby's pattern bk. IX, p.5 (1280) |
| Other number | 7692 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.267-1987 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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