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Peace and Plenty

Candle Holder
1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Dartington Glass (manufacturer)
Virgo, Hilary (engraver (inciser))
Place of origin
Torrington (made)

Candle holder, Britain, Devon (Torrington), engraved by Hilary Virgo on a blank made by Dartington Glass, 1978

Object details

Categories
Glass
Lighting
Object type
Candle holder
TitlePeace and Plenty (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Glass engraved by flexible-drive drill
Brief description
Candle holder, Britain, Devon (Torrington), engraved by Hilary Virgo on a blank made by Dartington Glass, 1978
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.3cm
  • Maximum width: 11.5cm
Style
20TH GB
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'the folds shall be full of sheep, the valleys also shall stand so thick with corn that they shall laugh and sing' (Decoration)
  • 'Hilary Virgo' (Signature; wheel-engraving)
Gallery label
The quotation is from Psalm 65. The decoration is flexible drive drill engraving using diamond and carborundum burs and 'shaded' with a carborundum impregnated polishing wheel. The work was included in the exhibition of the Guild of Glass Engravers, 1978, no.242
Bibliographic reference
Guild of Glass Engr. exbn. cat., 1978, no.242
Other number
6281 - Glass gallery number
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.8-1979

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5954/peace-and-plenty-candle-holder-virgo-hilary/
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