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Vase

1937 (made)
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.

Object details

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