Vase
1958-1959 (made)
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The decoration designed and executed by John Hutton, made by James Powell & Son, Whitefriars Glassworks. John Hutton took up wheel engraving developing a flexible drive mechanism based on a dentist's drill. This vase is thought to have been made as part of a charitable scheme at around the time of John Hutton's major commission for the glass screen at the West Front of Coventry Cathedral. It was made as part of a limited edition and this is probably No. 3.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Engraved glass |
| Brief description | Vase, Britain, engraved decoration designed and executed by John Hutton, made by James Powell & Son, Whitefriars Glassworks, 1958-1959 |
| Physical description | The decoration designed and executed by John Hutton, made by James Powell & Son, Whitefriars Glassworks. John Hutton took up wheel engraving developing a flexible drive mechanism based on a dentist's drill. This vase is thought to have been made as part of a charitable scheme at around the time of John Hutton's major commission for the glass screen at the West Front of Coventry Cathedral. It was made as part of a limited edition and this is probably No. 3. |
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| Object history | This vase is part of a limited series engraved by John Hutton, each with a unique arrangement of the angel figures he had designed and engraved for the Great West Screen of the new Coventry Cathedral. They were available from the cathedral shop, priced at 100 guineas and it was hoped that the sale of these vases would help with the cathedral's financial deficit on its completion. |
| Production | 1958 or 1959 |
| Bibliographic reference | C.R. Hajdamach, 20th Century British Glass, Woodbridge 2009, pp. 245-248, plate 518, for a discussion and a vase from the same series. |
| Other number | 9633 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.28-1975 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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