Not on display

Bowl

1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Stuart & Sons Ltd (manufacturer)
Red House Glassworks (glassworks)
Sutherland, Graham Vivian (designer)
Lowe, J. (glass-maker)
Nicklin, J. (glass-maker)
Place of origin
Stourbridge (made)

Bowl, Britain, clear, colourless glass, designed by Graham Sutherland, and probably made and decorated by J Lowe and J Nicklin at Stuart & Sons Ltd, 1934

Object details

Category
Glass
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Wheel-cut glass
Brief description
Bowl, Britain, clear, colourless glass, designed by Graham Sutherland, and probably made and decorated by J Lowe and J Nicklin at Stuart & Sons Ltd, 1934
Dimensions
  • Maximum width: 34.2cm
Style
20TH GB
Gallery label
One of a range of designs for industrially-made ceramics and glass by contemporary painters and other artists, an experiment aimed at improving British industrial design conceived as a result of the Gorell report into the subject, 1933. All the glassware was made by Stuart & Sons.
Production
Probably made by J. Lowe and J. Nicklin at Stuart & Sons Ltd (Redhouse Glassworks).
Bibliographic reference
Broadfield House: British Glass Between the wars; Eatwell Ann: Harrods Experiment.... V&A/Arts Council: Thirties cat.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.539-1974

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Record createdDecember 13, 1997
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O6996/bowl-sutherland-graham-vivian/
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