Peace and Plenty

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Glass, Room 131

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

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Categories	Glass Lighting
Object type	Candle holder
Title	Peace 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 created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O5954/peace-and-plenty-candle-holder-virgo-hilary/

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