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V&A South Kensington
Glass, Room 131

Artist/Maker	Stevens & Williams (manufacturers) Murray, Keith (designer)
Place of origin	Brierley Hill (made)

Vase, green glass, mould-blown and cut, 28.5cm high, 19cm in diameter.

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Categories	Glass Vases Containers
Object type	Vase
Materials and techniques	Green coloured glass, mould-blown and wheel-cut
Brief description	Vase, glass, mould-blown and cut, Britain (Brierley Hill), designed by Keith Murray, for Stevens & Williams Glassworks, 1937
Physical description	Vase, green glass, mould-blown and cut, 28.5cm high, 19cm in diameter.
Dimensions	Height: 28.5cm Diameter: 19cm
Style	20TH GB
Gallery label	Keith Day Pearce Murray, a New Zealander trained as an architect. During the 1930 when architectural commissions were scarce he made designs for Stevens & Williams glass (from 1932), Wedgwood ceramics ( from 1932-3) and Mappin & Webbb silver (from 1934). This monumental vase was shown in the international exhibition, Paris, 1937. This type of flat-cutting is associated in Britain with glass of the early 19th century. As Keith Murray acknowledged both British and Swedish glass as influencing his designs, the small Orrefors vase nearby (6398), of 1934, makes an interesting comparison.
Credit line	Given by the manufacturers
Bibliographic references	Hawkins, J: Circ leaflet and V&A.M./Arts Council: Thirties cat. Taylor, Diane, various Baker, Malcolm, and Brenda Richardson (eds.), A Grand Design: The Art of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London: V&A Publications, 1999.
Other number	9542 - Glass gallery number
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.16-1938

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Record created	December 13, 1997
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6284/vase-murray-keith/

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