Bowl
1935, 1935-1959 (made), 1992-3 (designed), 1993 (decorated)
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Hand blown clear glass bowl of rounded shape and wide rim, tapering down to a rimless foot. Engraved with "Life is not a cup to be drained but a vessel to be filled".
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand blown, engraved, glass |
| Brief description | Glass bowl designed by E Barnaby Powell in 1935 and probably made by Whitefriers glassworks in the 1950's or earlier, engraved decoration by David Pearce in 1992-3 designed and decorated by David Peace in 1992-3, Hemingford Abbots, Britain. |
| Physical description | Hand blown clear glass bowl of rounded shape and wide rim, tapering down to a rimless foot. Engraved with "Life is not a cup to be drained but a vessel to be filled". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Life is not a cup to be drained but a vessel to be filled' (engraved) |
| Gallery label | Engraved on a blank almost certainly made by Whitefriars Glass Ltd, about 1950-5. This form is a standard Whitefriars shape and was designed probably by E. Barnaby Powell in about 1933-5. David Peace acquired this bowl and others during the 1950s. Engraved, for the new Glass Gallery, 'Life is not a cup to be drained but a vessel to be filled' |
| Other number | 6310 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.300-1993 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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