Silveria
Vase
ca. 1900 (made)
ca. 1900 (made)
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| Place of origin |
This vase shows a new decorating technique developed in the 1880s. At this time, glass workers making 'fancy' glass trapped silver or gold foil between two layers of glass. The Stevens & Williams glassworks in Stourbridge, West Midlands, made the most elaborate version, known as 'Silveria'. It had twisted foil shapes, emphasised on this vase by trails of green glass and splashes of yellow glass. Here some of the silver foil has kept its original colour, while some has a red colour created by the action of oxygen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Silveria (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Trapped silver foil, with green glass trailing |
| Brief description | Vase, England (Stourbridge), made by Stevens and Williams, 1900-10 |
| Physical description | Inscription: "S&W"etched |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'S&W' etched (Makers's mark)
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| Gallery label | Trapping silver or gold foil between two layers of glass was a technique developed by makers of 'Fancy' glass in the 1880s. Stevens and Williams' 'Silveria' was the most elaborate version, employing twisted, organic shapes emphasised by green trailing and splashes of yellow glass. The silver foil retains in part its original colour, elsewhere the silver has oxidised to a red colour. |
| Summary | This vase shows a new decorating technique developed in the 1880s. At this time, glass workers making 'fancy' glass trapped silver or gold foil between two layers of glass. The Stevens & Williams glassworks in Stourbridge, West Midlands, made the most elaborate version, known as 'Silveria'. It had twisted foil shapes, emphasised on this vase by trails of green glass and splashes of yellow glass. Here some of the silver foil has kept its original colour, while some has a red colour created by the action of oxygen. |
| Other number | 9245 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.391-1964 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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