Vase
1879 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Vase or flower trough, press-moulded, opalescent glass
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Press-moulded, opalescent glass |
| Brief description | Vase or flower trough, opalescent glass, made by Sowerby & Co., Ellison Glass Works, Britain (Gateshead-on-Tyne), 1879 |
| Physical description | Vase or flower trough, press-moulded, opalescent glass |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Diamond registration mark for 18/09/1879) |
| Gallery label | The design of this vase was registered in 1879. As here, much of Sowerby's opalescent glass was in the art-style known as 'Aesthetic'. In 1884 the Pottery Gazette reviewed the International Health Exhibition saying that 'their fancy glass should have been in the art gallery, but being of such a cheap and popular character, we suppose they were inadmissable. Still, in taste and aesthetic treatment they rank as art goods, notwithstanding their cheapness. We may call it 'Art for the million' |
| Credit line | Gift of Mrs D. How |
| Other number | 7681 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.239-1967 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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