Wine Glass
ca. 1851 (made)
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This wine glass is made in a typical Victorian mixture of styles: although the bowl is engraved with a riot of motifs, the stem is an opaque twist in the traditional Venetian manner. It is an example of Apsley Pellatt's so-called 'Anglo-Venetian' glass.
People
Apsley Pellatt IV (1791-1863) of the Falcon Glassworks, Blackfriars, London, was one of the chief innovators of the mid-19th century British glass industry. He learned about the historical techniques of glass-making by travelling about Europe viewing continental methods at first hand, and by rigorous experimentation. His Curiosities of Glass Making (1849) became an invaluable manual for his glass-making contemporaries.
Historical Associations
Pellatt won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition, where he displayed cut glass services, 'Anglo-Venetian' gilt and frosted glass, 'cameo-incrustations' (now called sulphides) and even lanterns and medical bottles. His two main exhibition pieces were a 24 foot high cut glass chandelier for 80 lights and an 'Alhambra-style' red, white and blue chandelier. John Tallis in his History and Description of the Crystal Palace (1852) declared Pellatt's work 'second to none in excellence or beauty'.
This wine glass is made in a typical Victorian mixture of styles: although the bowl is engraved with a riot of motifs, the stem is an opaque twist in the traditional Venetian manner. It is an example of Apsley Pellatt's so-called 'Anglo-Venetian' glass.
People
Apsley Pellatt IV (1791-1863) of the Falcon Glassworks, Blackfriars, London, was one of the chief innovators of the mid-19th century British glass industry. He learned about the historical techniques of glass-making by travelling about Europe viewing continental methods at first hand, and by rigorous experimentation. His Curiosities of Glass Making (1849) became an invaluable manual for his glass-making contemporaries.
Historical Associations
Pellatt won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition, where he displayed cut glass services, 'Anglo-Venetian' gilt and frosted glass, 'cameo-incrustations' (now called sulphides) and even lanterns and medical bottles. His two main exhibition pieces were a 24 foot high cut glass chandelier for 80 lights and an 'Alhambra-style' red, white and blue chandelier. John Tallis in his History and Description of the Crystal Palace (1852) declared Pellatt's work 'second to none in excellence or beauty'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Clear glass with opaque twist, engraved |
| Brief description | Wine glass, England (possibly London), possibly made by Apsley Pellatt & Co., 1850-1850 |
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| Object history | Possibly made for the royal tables at city banquets at 'The Albion' Banqueting Hall, London, in commemmoration of the Great Exhibition 1851 Possibly made in London at Apsley Pellat's Falcon glassworks |
| Summary | Object Type This wine glass is made in a typical Victorian mixture of styles: although the bowl is engraved with a riot of motifs, the stem is an opaque twist in the traditional Venetian manner. It is an example of Apsley Pellatt's so-called 'Anglo-Venetian' glass. People Apsley Pellatt IV (1791-1863) of the Falcon Glassworks, Blackfriars, London, was one of the chief innovators of the mid-19th century British glass industry. He learned about the historical techniques of glass-making by travelling about Europe viewing continental methods at first hand, and by rigorous experimentation. His Curiosities of Glass Making (1849) became an invaluable manual for his glass-making contemporaries. Historical Associations Pellatt won a prize medal at the Great Exhibition, where he displayed cut glass services, 'Anglo-Venetian' gilt and frosted glass, 'cameo-incrustations' (now called sulphides) and even lanterns and medical bottles. His two main exhibition pieces were a 24 foot high cut glass chandelier for 80 lights and an 'Alhambra-style' red, white and blue chandelier. John Tallis in his History and Description of the Crystal Palace (1852) declared Pellatt's work 'second to none in excellence or beauty'. |
| Other number | 0784 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.32-1975 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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