Harlequin

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Artist/Maker	Webb Corbett Ltd (manufacturer) Queensberry, David (designer)
Place of origin	Stourbridge (made)

Vase, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of vertical diamonds.

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Categories	Glass Vases
Object type	Vase
Title	Harlequin
Materials and techniques	Wheel-cut glass Glass Cutting (Glassworking)
Brief description	Vase, cut glass, designed by David, Marquis of Queensberry, for Webb Corbett Ltd, Dennis Glass Works, Britain (Stourbridge), 1964
Physical description	Vase, wheel-cut glass, with pattern of vertical diamonds.
Dimensions	Height: 19.8cm (Note: Measured by Alun Graves.) Diameter: 10.0cm (Note: Measured by Alun Graves.) Dimensions recorded on Circulation Department index card as: Diam. 3 7/8" H. 7 7/8".
Style	20TH GB
Marks and inscriptions	'HARLEQUIN / A / Queensberry / DESIGN / BY / WEBB CORBETT / ENGLAND', acid-etched on base
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Credit line	Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history	Awarded the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design, 1964. Design Centre Award, 1964.
Bibliographic reference	Lily Crowther. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012.
Other numbers	6483 - Glass gallery number 6351Q - Pattern number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.127D-1965

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6174/harlequin-vase-queensberry-david/

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