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Dish

1869 (design registered)
Artist/Maker
Henry Greener & Co. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Sunderland (made)

Commemorative plate for the appointment of William Gladstone (1809-98) as Prime Minister in 1869.

Object details

Categories
Glass
Politics
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Press-moulded glass
Brief description
Dish, England (Sunderland), made by Henry Greener, Wear Flint Glassworks, 1869-1900
Physical description
Commemorative plate for the appointment of William Gladstone (1809-98) as Prime Minister in 1869.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3.5cm
  • Maximum width: 20.0cm
Style
Victorian
Marks and inscriptions
'GLADSTONE FOR THE MILLION', Diamond registration for 31/07/1869 (Diamond registration mark)
Gallery label
Commemorating the appointment of William Gladstone (1809-98) as Prime Minister in 1869.
Credit line
Gift of M. J Franklin
Bibliographic reference
Lattimore, Colin R., English 19th Century Press-Moulded Glass, London (1979), p.77
Other number
7648 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.61-1983

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5414/dish-henry-greener/
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